# Technique T0005: Distract

* **Summary**: Shift attention to a different narrative or actor, for instance by accusing critics of the same activity that they’ve accused you of (e.g. police brutality).

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA02


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00010 Enhanced privacy regulation for social media](../generated_pages/counters/C00010.md) | D02 |
| [C00036 Infiltrate the in-group to discredit leaders (divide)](../generated_pages/counters/C00036.md) | D02 |


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