# BOBBY BURACK: Online hate is winning, from Pat McAfee to everyday Americans and young children

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bobby-burack-online-hate-is-winning-from-pat-mcafee-to-everyday-americans-and-young-children/
- Published: 2026-10-29T22:25:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:56:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/bobby-burack-online-hate-winning-pat-mcafee-everyday-americans-young-children
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Online abuse can affect mental health across age groups.
- Negative comments were nearly twice as common as positive ones.
- The article says online reactions may not reflect wider public opinion.

## Summary

The article argues that online abuse has become a widespread problem, affecting public figures, ordinary users and young people, and can cause measurable distress. It cites ESPN commentator Pat McAfee’s account of receiving threats and says sports injury analyst Jesse Morse left his X role because the abuse felt no longer worthwhile.

The article reports that University of Minnesota researchers found negative comments were nearly twice as common as positive ones. In a 2025 experiment with 128 adults, those exposed to negative comments had higher anxiety and lower pleasant mood scores than participants who saw neutral or positive comments; a separate meta-analysis found cyberbullied adolescents had 2.73 times the odds of depression. It also argues that online reactions are skewed towards negative content and may not represent public opinion, urging readers to limit exposure to abusive comments.

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