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Anti-Asian hashtags soared after Donald Trump first tied COVID-19 to China on Twitter, study shows

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYComments Off on Anti-Asian hashtags soared after Donald Trump first tied COVID-19 to China on Twitter, study shows

The week after then-President Donald Trump first used the #chinesevirus hashtag, the number of people using the hashtag increased more than tenfold.

     
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