It's a sadly predictable sequence - first deluded maniacs kill people in the name of their own perverted interpretation of Islam.
And then, within seconds of Wednesday's shooting tragedy in Paris, every paranoid and ill-informed person is tarring over a billion people with the same brush.
Like these people...
Thankfully most people are capable of of framing the truly tragic events in context.
If you're still stuck, here's a pie chart of sorts...
And here's an explainer to go with it...
Splendid.
Soon the hashtag #BlameTheMuslimGame was trending and Twitter reveled in mocking those only capable of a disturbing Machiavellian view of the world.
Here's a little reminder of how much you owe to Islam...
Competition was tough.
Some geo-politics...
Inevitably it all got a bit silly, but still in good faith...
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And then this guy got it all totally wrong...
There's always one.
Some people were even worse. For a time #killallmuslims even trended.