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TaliesinMerlin t1_ivcgt0u wrote

Reply to comment by Careless_Bat2543 in Examining 100,000 crime-related posts from 14,000 Facebook pages maintained by U.S. law enforcement agencies between 2010 and 2019, researchers found that Facebook users are exposed to posts that overrepresent Black suspects by 25% relative to local arrest rates by giuliomagnifico

I assume it's because arrest records provide more consistent demographic information than reported crimes, which may or may not have full suspect info.

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