Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.

This illustrated report has been adapted from a California Healthline article, “‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens,” by Liz Szabo

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<h1>Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Oona Zenda and Liz Szabo</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2023-08-25T02:00:00-07:00">
			August 25, 2023		</time>
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<p>As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss. </p><p>This illustrated report has been adapted from a California Healthline article, “<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/?post_type=article&p=462292">‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens</a>,” by Liz Szabo</p><p><em>This article was produced by </em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us"><em>KFF Health News</em></a><em>, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at </em><a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/"><em>KFF</em></a><em> — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.</em> </p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a>.</p><h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3><p>This story can be republished for free (<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/illustrated-report-how-gun-violence-goes-viral/view/republish/">details</a>).</p><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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