# Midterm Elections Fuel Surge in Online Hate Speech and Violent Rhetoric Social media platforms face criticism as election-related threats and extremist discourse rise significantly. - **Source:** [Los Angeles Times – World & Nation](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation) - **Published:** 2026-11-13 - **Topic:** [politics](https://brifing.si/c/politics) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/1e007302-60d8-40da-a9b1-9384dc9bae95 ## Sources covering this story - https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-11-13/unhinged-speech-surfaces-on-facebook-after-midterm-elections — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._