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Someone takes your messages, posts, or content out of context — selectively sharing parts of conversations to make you look bad, or reframing your words to change their meaning.
What You Might Notice
People confront you about things you 'said' that feel wrong
Your words are being shared but the context that gave them meaning is missing.
Screenshots of your messages are circulating without the surrounding conversation
Selective quotes that change the meaning of what you wrote.
What You Can Do
Keep complete records of important conversations
Full conversation exports are harder to take out of context than isolated screenshots.
Calmly provide the full context when confronted
Share the complete conversation if someone approaches you about a misleading excerpt.
Be aware of what you put in writing
Not because you're doing anything wrong, but because anything can be stripped of context.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Sharing genuine content — real messages, photos, videos, or statements — stripped of essential context to create a misleading impression of victim's character, actions, or intentions. Includes selective quoting, cropping images, sharing old content as if current, or presenting content without the circumstances that explain it.
Full Context Preservation Preserve complete communication threads and surrounding context.
SAFE-M-0103
Written Communication Preference Conduct important discussions in writing on platforms maintaining complete records.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0091
Decontextualised Content Sharing Adversary shares real but misleading content stripped of surrounding context.
SAFE-D-0092
Partial Truth Accusations Third parties confront target about statements that are technically real but misleading without context.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.