How misinformation in the aftermath of terror attacks has been used to influence public reactions by the UK far-right.

这项研究将探讨极右团体在恐怖袭击后在社交媒体上传播错误信息所使用的策略和技术，这些信息塑造了公众的看法和政治议程。使用比较案例研究设计，以及参与社会反应过程的概念，研究将涉及以下关键问题：-极右翼团体如何利用恐怖袭击后的错误信息来影响在线和离线的公众行为和理解？为什么这些团体在这些事件之后构建和传达不同类型的信息，以及他们的目标受众是谁？这些发现对理解恐怖事件、社会反应过程和当代媒体生态系统有什么影响？该研究将为理解社会对恐怖主义的反应，社交媒体在危机传播中的作用以及谣言，宣传和阴谋论在公众意识中的影响做出独特的贡献。具体来说，虽然以前的研究已经研究了恐怖主义后敌对国家行为者传播的虚假信息（故意误导）（Innes，2020），通过特别关注错误信息（无意误导）以及极右翼信徒如何利用这一点，这项研究将解决社会科学知识中的一个特殊差距。

This study will explore the tactics and techniques used by far-right groups to communicate misinformation on social media in the aftermath of terror attacks that shapes public perceptions and political agendas. Using a comparative case study design, and concepts attending to processes of social reaction, the research will engage with the following key questions:- How have far-right groups exploited misinformation following terror attacks to influence public behaviour and understanding, both online and offline?- Why have these groups constructed and communicated different types of messages following such events, and who have been their target audiences?- What implications do these findings have for understanding terror events, processes of social reaction and the contemporary media ecosystem?The research will make a distinctive contribution to understanding social reactions to terrorism, social media's role in crisis communications and the influence of rumours, propaganda and conspiracy theories in public sense-making. Specifically, whilst previous research has examined disinformation (deliberately misleading) communicated by hostile state actors following terrorism (Innes, 2020), by focusing specifically on misinformation (unintentionally misleading) and how far-right adherents exploit this, the research will address a particular gap in social scientific knowledge.