Commentary urges action on political hate speech after alleged attack on Helen Haines

A Guardian opinion piece by Paul Daley argues political hate speech has real-world fallout, citing the alleged attack on Helen Haines. Only one item was collected, so no further reporting is confirmed.

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1. 21 Oct, 13:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 21 Oct, 13:10 UTCPicked up on News
3. 21 Oct, 13:29 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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