At the cross-section of racism and misogyny lies Gamergate supporters

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, the majority of the world recoiled in horror. But individuals active within Gamergate – either a movement dedicated to harassing women and what the group calls Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) in the games industry and/or campaigning for better transparency and ethical standards within the media, depending on who you ask – had a different reaction. They used this tragedy to present a Gamergate critic, Canadian journalist Veerender Jubbal, as one of the Paris terrorists...

The fake image, thus disseminated, was picked up by media outlets worldwide in the wake of the Paris attacks, including Sky Italy and Spain's La Razón newspaper. The latter published Mr Jubbal's face on its front page, calling him "one of the terrorists". Though La Razón has retracted its allegation, the damage is done: in just a few hours Mr Jubbal went from being an unknown to the face of the Paris attacks.