Hours after the attacks in Belgium killed 34 and injured over 100 more––with ISIS already claiming responsibility––#StopIslam started trending on Twitter.

And not just in the United States. It was trending worldwide:

#StopIslam is trending worldwide, there will never be peace in the Western world until Islam is gone — David Jones (@DavidJo52951945) March 22, 2016

I'm gay. This is why I want to #StopIslam https://t.co/8DWdYUndyO — Milo Yiannopoulos ✘ (@Nero) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam now‼They all read the same Quran! They are instructed to kill the non believer over and over again‼️ pic.twitter.com/OOuq1SfR9T — Cristina Laila (@cristinalaila1) March 22, 2016

Time for liberals who haven't read the Quran to STFU You're being used & your ignorance is costing life#StopIslam pic.twitter.com/jATjKBlywY — Jared Wyand (@JaredWyand) March 22, 2016

Do you see how peaceful Islam is? Take a look at this picture and see. #StopIslam. pic.twitter.com/g5uHErwcMY — Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 22, 2016

It’s worth noting there was a significant backlash to the trend, and anti-#StopIslam tweets may have even overtaken the ones in favor of the trend:

The fact that #stopislam is trending is just horrible. There are extremists in every religion. Those who take life do not represent Islam. — Iqra (@Iqra_ifm) March 22, 2016

I wonder if we had Twitter back then in Hitler's time , will there be also #StopChristian hashtag ?

This #StopIslam is just not fair . — Steven Joshua Che (@Univer_Steve) March 22, 2016

Hello..

Im 17 years old

Im Muslim

And I'm not terrorist so stop blaming my religion

#StopIslam — Yossma|| (@almightyhazza94) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam is trending but if a white boy shoots up a school will #StopChristianity trend? Y'all are hypocrites — Monster Music Lover (@StarstruckSwine) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam is probably the worst trend twitter has seen to date, and this is why: #educateyourself pic.twitter.com/3DK3Po24Db — Prince of lethargy (@behlul_official) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam is trending. Sigh. I wish people would read more & hate less.

Sending lots of love to my Muslim friends and family members ❤️❤️❤️ — Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam is trending. Strange because I didn't see #StopChristianity trending when Anders Breivik murdered 77 people & injured 319 people. — Lex Looper (@lex_looper) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam is a ridiculous hashtag. ISIS has killed far more Muslims than anyone else.#Stopignorance should be trending. — John Lurie (@lurie_john) March 22, 2016

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