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Fans of the group were reportedly trolling white supremacist hashtags on Twitter, including #WhiteLivesMatter and #WhiteOutWednesday, the former a reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement and the latter in response to last Tuesday's social media blackout.

The aim was to drown out racist messages with anti-racist ones featuring K-pop memes and videos.

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