Trolls are posting photos of fake missing people from London tower fire

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As a massive blaze engulfed a London high-rise overnight, the usual trolls began spamming social media with photos of fake missing people, in a similar fashion to what happened in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack. 

SEE ALSO: London tower residents repeatedly blogged about fire safety — but were ignored

This time, Mexican trolls were particularly active in targeting the freelance journalist Andrea Noel, who was previously harassed online after sharing a video of a man assaulting her on the street. 

The Twitter user @Sir_Thomaas posted a picture of Noel claiming she was missing:

Noel was also wrongly included in a collage of missing people after the Manchester attack, which went viral and even featured in some media reports: Read more…

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