There was a spate of claims of hate crimes in the US on Thursday made on social media and to police, in which the alleged victims said abusers had in some way cited Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. “I think this is absolutely clearly a result of Trump’s election,” Potok told the Guardian. Potok compared the spike in hate crimes to the one felt in the UK following Brexit. Donald Trump's shock victory sparks protests across America Read moreHate crimes against Muslims in particular have risen significantly over the past year. Jordan Denari Duffner, a research fellow at The Bridge Initiative, warned that it was difficult to draw precise causation between Trump’s campaign and spikes in hate crimes.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2016 20:26 UTC