In the months approaching the 2024 United States election approaches, speech that can move people toward accepting violence, what we call “dangerous speech” (DS), was flourishing, and with it, a growing possibility of intergroup violence.
Working with a team of research fellows, we collected and analyzed examples of dangerous speech targeting trans people, migrants, poll workers, and local election officials, as well as examples found in campaign ads, related to guns, and referencing the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and subsequent trials.
We released the findings monthly to researchers, journalists, and practitioners working to prevent violence during this period. Those reports can be downloaded from this page.
Datasets of dangerous speech from the project are available to researchers upon request – email Cathy@DangerousSpeech.org for more information.
