T his category is used to describe content that is genuine but has been reframed in dangerous ways. One of the most powerful examples of this technique was posted shortly after an Islamist-related terror attack on Westminster Bridge in London in 2017. A car mounted the kerb and drove the length of the bridge, injuring 50 people and killing four, before crashing into the gates of the Houses of Parliament. One tweet (opposite) was circulated widely in the aftermath. This is a genuine image. Not fake. It was shared widely, using an Islamophobic framing with a number of hashtags including #banislam. The woman in the photograph was interviewed afterwards and explained she was traumatised, on the phone to a loved one and, out of respect, not looking at the victim. We now know that this account, Texas LoneStar, was part of a Russian disinformation campaign, one that has since been shut down. An account associated with a Russian disinformation campaign implies that the Muslim woman depicted was indifferent to the victim of an attack, depicted to her right. In reality, she was not looking at the victim out of respect. The account has been deleted but is reported in the Guardian. Archived September 6 2019.13 28 I N F O R M AT I O N D I S O R D E R FA L S E CO N T E X T 29

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