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Utahns hate Halloween, according to ‘twitter data’ analysis

Salt Lake Tribune | October 31, 2019

Related Topics: Utah, Oregon, Halloween, Twitter

The only state that hates Halloween more than Utah is Oregon, if you believe an analysis of “geotagged twitter data” done by an online travel site.

And, yes, if you drive through just about any neighborhood in Utah and check out the holiday decorations at this time of year, it is more than a bit hard to believe.

(Courtesy of daringplanet.com) Utah is No. 2 on the list of states that most hate Halloween, according to a Twitter study.
(Courtesy of daringplanet.com) Utah is No. 2 on the list of states that most hate Halloween, according to a Twitter study.

Nonetheless, that’s the conclusion that daringplanet.com came to after tracking more than 40,000 tweets posted since Oct.

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