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To: zax who wrote (967651)9/27/2016 4:07:32 AM
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stole the social media spotlight during a U.S. presidential debate on Monday night - this time for what Twitter users branded a #Trumpsniffle.

The wealthy businessman was seen and heard sniffling repeatedly as he faced off against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in their first debate, giving rise to the hashtag.

The Twittersphere was abuzz with playful memes and animations as viewers tried to figure out what was causing Trump's nose to run. Parody accounts Donald's Sinuses (@TrumpsSinuses) and Trump sniff (@TrumpSniff) instantly gained a large following.

A campaign aide said Trump, 70, did not have a cold.

Several tweeters seized on the sniffling to hit back at Trump over his repeated digs at the health and stamina of Clinton, 68, who had pneumonia earlier this month.

"I am worried about @realDonaldTrump's health - are the sniffles symptoms of something more serious? #sniff #debatenight," tweeted user Scott Charton.( here)

Twitter said the debate was the most tweeted-about political moment in the social media company's history. Trump was the focus of 62 percent of the conversation on the social media platform, Twitter said.

On Facebook, conversations about Trump made up 79 percent of debate chatter, while Clinton’s share of the conversation was 21 percent.

Even so, sentiment appeared to go Clinton's way. Social media analytics firm Zoomph said tweets mentioning Clinton ended at a ratio of about 1.5 to 1, which meant that for every negative mention, there were 1.5 positive mentions, Zoomph said.

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