Islamophobia and Twitter: The Political Discourse of the Extreme Right in Spain and Its Impact on the Public Olmos Alcaraz, Antonia Islamophobia Political discourse Social networks Racism Extreme right Spain VOX This article was supported by the following funds and projects: (1). “Agenciamientos políticos, interculturalismos y (anti)racismos en Andalucía”. FEDER-“Una manera de hacer Europa” (Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación. Junta de Andalucía). University of Granada: B-SEJ-440-UGR20; (2). “Discursos políticos, racialización y racismo en espacios digitales: netnografía de la contestación ciudadana y nuevas formas de participación social”. BBVA Foundation (2021- Leonardo Grant for Researchers and Cultural Creators). The Foundation takes no responsibility for the opinions, statements, and contents of this project, which are entirely the responsibility of its author. This paper analyzes the discourse concerning Islam and Muslims by assessing the extreme right-wing party, Vox, on Twitter. In addition, this paper examines the incidence (impact and reactions) of this party on the users of this social network. The objectives of this study are as follows: to identify themes and topics concerning this discourse; to analyze how the discourse is articulated and represented; and to understand the impact of this discourse by measuring the engagement of the most viral publications. To do so, we observed the publications posted by the party via its official account throughout 2022. The research methodology was based on qualitative and quantitative content analysis, and the publications themselves were monitored to ascertain the level of engagement. The results of this study clearly show that Vox created Islamophobic narratives; thus, Islam and Muslims are explicit targets of Vox’s hate speech. Their rhetoric referred to security threats and threats to national identity, with the recurrent use of the idea that there is a “danger of Islamization” in Spain. The party uses disinformation and hoaxes, and users respond in a polarized way. The results of this study alert us to the worrying levels of radicalization and the normalization of Islamophobic racist discourse in the examined context. 2023-05-26T11:02:33Z 2023-05-26T11:02:33Z 2023-04-06 journal article Olmos-Alcaraz, Antonia. 2023. Islamophobia and Twitter: The Political Discourse of the Extreme Right in Spain and Its Impact on the Public. Religions 14: 506. [https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040506] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81867 10.3390/rel14040506 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI