Yes, statistical evidence from various studies and reports indicates that Islam and Muslims often face disproportionately negative portrayals in traditional media and heightened Islamophobia on social media platforms. For instance, a 2022 analysis of over 250,000 U.S. news articles found that coverage mentioning Muslims or Islam was more negative than 84% of all articles in the dataset. 0 Similarly, a media content analysis showed that over 80% of U.S. television coverage of Islam and Muslims is negative. 2 On the terrorism front, attacks attributed to Muslims received 357% more media attention than those by non-Muslims between 2006 and 2015. 3 Muslims are also underrepresented in positive contexts, such as on TV, where only 1% of speaking characters are Muslim despite comprising 25% of the global population. 5 A 2023 study highlighted persistently negative representations of Muslims in Western online media, contributing to broader societal prejudice. 6

On social media, Islamophobia is amplified through algorithmic exposure and user-generated content. A 2022 report found that platforms fail to act on 89% of reported anti-Muslim hate posts. 15 Research links social media reliance to increased support for anti-Muslim policies, with Islamophobic content correlating to real-world hate crimes. 9 10 Fringe platforms like Gab have been hubs for anti-Muslim conspiracies, though some shifted toward antisemitism post-2017. 11 In Europe, nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) reported racial discrimination in 2024, up from 39% in 2016, often exacerbated by online hate. 20 Post-9/11 and amid events like the Israel-Gaza conflict, anti-Muslim incidents surged, with U.S. hate crimes against Muslims rising 94% from 2022 to 2023. 14 24 On X (formerly Twitter), semantic searches reveal prevalent negative comments, such as claims of Islam’s incompatibility with Western values, accusations of propaganda, or direct insults toward Muslims and their practices. 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 These patterns align with broader surveys where prejudice toward Muslims ranks highest among religious groups, with only 64% of Americans viewing Muslims favorably compared to 86% for Jews. 26

Regarding statistics on Muslims engaging in similar mudslinging or hate speech against other faiths or their followers, direct quantitative data is scarcer and often intertwined with bidirectional hate dynamics. Global surveys show 46% of adults hold significant antisemitic beliefs, though not isolated to Muslim communities. 33 Post-October 7, 2023, hate spiked against both Jewish and Muslim communities, with U.S. antisemitic incidents up 71% and anti-Muslim ones up 94% from 2022 to 2023. 24 32 Some research notes that anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate can coexist in the same individuals or shift between targets on fringe social media. 30 31 On X, semantic searches uncover instances of Muslim users or accounts criticizing Christianity (e.g., calling it polytheistic or insulting Jesus) or Judaism (e.g., referencing historical or scriptural disputes), though these are often in response to perceived attacks and mixed with defensive posts. 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 However, no large-scale studies quantify Muslim-led hate speech against other religions at rates comparable to anti-Muslim content, and available data often focuses on anti-Muslim trends due to their prevalence in Western contexts. 23 27 36 37