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[td][/td] [td]In the aftermath of the [[2022 Leicester unrest]] between Hindus and Muslims, anti-Hindu memes were accompanied by "''pajeet''" depicting Hindus as barbaric and dirty. [[Rutgers University]]'s [[Network Contagion Research Institute]] (NCRI), which has investigated the online trends between 2019 and 2022, noted a wide dispersion of anti-Hindu and anti-Indian slurs and tropes during this period. The NCRI report concluded that the word "Pajeet" is often used, "with the majority of derogatory characterizations towards Hindus", alongside depiction of Hindu religious symbols.<ref>* {{citation |title=Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence |publisher=NCRI: Network Contagion Research Institute, Rutgers University |date=October 2022 |url=https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_11.10.22.pdf |page=3}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In the aftermath of the [[2022 Leicester unrest]] between Hindus and Muslims, anti-Hindu memes were accompanied by "''pajeet''" depicting Hindus as barbaric and dirty. [[Rutgers University]]'s [[Network Contagion Research Institute]] (NCRI), which has investigated the online trends between 2019 and 2022, noted a wide dispersion of anti-Hindu and anti-Indian slurs and tropes during this period. The NCRI report concluded that the word "Pajeet" is often used, "with the majority of derogatory characterizations towards Hindus", alongside depiction of Hindu religious symbols.<ref>* {{citation |title=Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence |publisher=NCRI: Network Contagion Research Institute, Rutgers University |date=October 2022 |url=https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_11.10.22.pdf |page=3}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]In late 2022, the [[Hindu American Foundation]] (HAF) criticized the term ''Pajeet'' as "Hinduphobic".<ref name="k783" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 2024 [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]], which was incorrectly blamed by many on Indians, resulted in large racist attacks on social media platforms, in which the term ''pajeet'' was widely used by anti-Indian internet users.<ref name="c094" />[/td]
[td]The 2024 [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]], which was incorrectly blamed by many on Indians, resulted in large racist attacks on social media platforms, in which the term ''pajeet'' was widely used by anti-Indian internet users.<ref name="c094" />[/td]
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[/td][td][/td] [td]In the aftermath of the [[2022 Leicester unrest]] between Hindus and Muslims, anti-Hindu memes were accompanied by "''pajeet''" depicting Hindus as barbaric and dirty. [[Rutgers University]]'s [[Network Contagion Research Institute]] (NCRI), which has investigated the online trends between 2019 and 2022, noted a wide dispersion of anti-Hindu and anti-Indian slurs and tropes during this period. The NCRI report concluded that the word "Pajeet" is often used, "with the majority of derogatory characterizations towards Hindus", alongside depiction of Hindu religious symbols.<ref>* {{citation |title=Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence |publisher=NCRI: Network Contagion Research Institute, Rutgers University |date=October 2022 |url=https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_11.10.22.pdf |page=3}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In the aftermath of the [[2022 Leicester unrest]] between Hindus and Muslims, anti-Hindu memes were accompanied by "''pajeet''" depicting Hindus as barbaric and dirty. [[Rutgers University]]'s [[Network Contagion Research Institute]] (NCRI), which has investigated the online trends between 2019 and 2022, noted a wide dispersion of anti-Hindu and anti-Indian slurs and tropes during this period. The NCRI report concluded that the word "Pajeet" is often used, "with the majority of derogatory characterizations towards Hindus", alongside depiction of Hindu religious symbols.<ref>* {{citation |title=Cyber Social Swarming Precedes Real World Riots in Leicester: How Social Media Became a Weapon for Violence |publisher=NCRI: Network Contagion Research Institute, Rutgers University |date=October 2022 |url=https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_11.10.22.pdf |page=3}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]In late 2022, the [[Hindu American Foundation]] (HAF) criticized the term ''Pajeet'' as "Hinduphobic".<ref name="k783" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 2024 [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]], which was incorrectly blamed by many on Indians, resulted in large racist attacks on social media platforms, in which the term ''pajeet'' was widely used by anti-Indian internet users.<ref name="c094" />[/td]
[td]The 2024 [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]], which was incorrectly blamed by many on Indians, resulted in large racist attacks on social media platforms, in which the term ''pajeet'' was widely used by anti-Indian internet users.<ref name="c094" />[/td]
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