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Facebook has tracked signs indicating potential future acts of violence around the election since the Capitol siege

The storming of the US Capitol by armed pro-Trump demonstrators appeared to spawn efforts to organize future gatherings across the country for multiple dates around President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration, a Facebook spokeswoman said.

The spokeswoman, who asked not to be named for security reasons, said late Tuesday the storming of the U.S. Capitol by armed pro-Trump demonstrators appeared to be a galvanizing event, spawning efforts to organize gatherings across the country for multiple dates around President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

Violent rhetoric on online platforms had already ramped up in the weeks before last week's unrest as right-wing groups planned the assault, largely in open public view, according to researchers and public postings.

 

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