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2023-04-01 13:04:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CFAE17E9B107907CBA39356075AA5AC4803E29D8D9F9A5B9CEB78F7D82544E6
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This is untrue. Right wing extremists constitute a majority of politically charged murders and mass shootings. One study found Right wing extremists were responsible for around 75% of murders, whereas Left wing extremists had a much lower percentage, only 4%. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/briefing/right-wing-mass-shootings.html https://www.axios.com/2023/02/23/mass-killings-extremism-adl-report-2022 https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings
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