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Online Talk About ‘Civil War’ Could Inspire Real-World Violence, DHS Warns Cops

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Department of Homeland Security warns of concerning trend of fantasies and conspiracies of an impending civil war mobilizing individuals toward violence surrounding the US election.

Five cases have been linked by the agency to what it sees as a concerning trend.

DHS also cautioned that it is unable to get a grasp on the full scale of the threat.

In June , an Arizona man was indicted for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeting Black people at a rap concert in Atlanta with the goal of inciting a “race war” ahead of the 2024 election.

A 27-year-old US veteran living on New Mexico ’s White Sands Missile Range was arrested for making threats online against Biden and federal employees.