Number of Islamophobic social media posts aimed at Sadiq Khan doubles in a year

Nearly 90% of Islamophobic abuse towards Sir Sadiq Khan comes from X, formerly Twitter, a new analysis has found - (PA Wire)

The number of Islamophobic social media posts targeting Sir Sadiq Khan has more than doubled in a year, a new analysis has found.

Research found 27,830 cases of Islamophobic abuse referring to the Mayor of London last year, compared to 12,173 in 2023 and surpassed only by the 41,871 examples found in 2019, when Donald Trump described him on Twitter as “a disaster” and “a national disgrace”.