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The Trump assassination attempt, ‘BlueAnon,’ and the X factor
News events often hit social media like a rock thrown into a beehive, but when it’s the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, the effect is more like a grenade. The impact sends angry bees flying in all directions, spreading misinformation …