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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Léonie Chao-Fong

Racist and anti-LGBTQ+ texts target Americans across US, including teens

Ballot box in voting booth
A voting booth in New York on election day. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Racist text messages targeting Black people across the US just hours after Donald Trump won a second presidency have now expanded to the Hispanic communities – and homophobic versions have been aimed at LGBTQ+ people, the FBI said on Friday.

Authorities say they are investigating the messages – which now include emails – and that they have not received reports of violent acts stemming from the hateful messages.

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