Karak:Amman Jordan Media Institute's credibility monitor, Akeed, reported that national consensus and solidarity across digital platforms and local media were effective in countering hate speech following the attack on a funeral procession at Hmoud Church in Karak Governorate.
According to Jordan News Agency, Akeed's specialized report, based on scientific research methodology and content analysis, monitored 657 social media posts during the initial 48-hour period. These posts generated comments containing expressions of hatred directed at specific social groups, predominantly coming from anonymous or foreign accounts.
The monitoring was conducted in two phases using standardized operational definitions of hate speech. The first phase involved examining social media posts by various media outlets to assess the nature of the content and audience comments. The second phase evaluated posts by 128 Jordan-based and international activists and influencers discussing the Karak attack.
Akeed documented 766 journalistic items across five social media platforms, published by 16 media outlets. None of the media outlets' original posts contained hate speech, but 657 posts received comments with hate speech, mostly from anonymous sources. On local platforms, 388 posts generated hate comments, accounting for 2.1% of comments on local media pages.
The report also monitored 317 posts from international and Arab media outlets, with 269 posts attracting hate-driven comments. Akeed noted a pattern of automated or pseudonymous accounts driving hostile discourse. Among 156 posts by activists and influencers, 27 contained explicit hate speech, while 129 were free of divisive rhetoric.
Akeed emphasized the heightened responsibility of public figures in avoiding exclusionary discourse. The report concluded that Jordanian society's resilience and solidarity effectively countered attempts to incite division.