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Juxtaposition is the placement of two ideas in very close proximity so as to imply a direct connection between them. At no point is it required that they be actually connected in meaning. Any conclusion that is false falls squarely on the audience and gives the person doing the juxtaposition an automatic out (I didn't *explicitly say* that).
Some examples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvia_Grossman
https://thecjn.ca/news/international/activists-distribute-thousands-of-fake-anti-israel-new-york-times-papers/

Internet memes are usually a very good example of this form of expression. More and more, people think that memes are actual logical arguments for or against something when usually they are just indications of which biases they hold.

Music is often used for juxtapositional purposes in movies. We should *always* be wary of internet videos that are attempting to use music to enhance themes being spoken. This is an appeal to emotion and should always be regarded with suspicion.

Juxtaposition is very commonly used in the spread of disinformation. A picture or video is shown with words appearing on the screen. The words are assumed to be describing the picture or video but there are a *lot* of examples of this not being the case. This technique is often now coupled with false images to further distort and alarm people for clicks and outrage harvesting.

I notice juxtaposition a lot when it is just used with words. This happens a lot with misinformation online when two ideas are meant to be linked in the minds of the audience. .

Links
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/juxtaposition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency