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There was an average of 551 'likely toxic' tweets sent to candidates every hour, or about one every seven seconds during the 2021 election campaign, according to findings from the Samara Centre for Democracy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a question and answer session with local high school students at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa on June 6, 2022. The prime minister was the recipient of 'by far the highest total of tweets and likely toxic tweets' during the 2021 federal election campaign, according to research from the Samara Centre for Democracy. Screenshot courtesy of Samara Centre for Democracy
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