In July 2016, Kelvin MacKenzie wrote a column for "The Sun" in which he questioned whether it was appropriate for Manji to present the news wearing a hijab following the 2016 Nice truck attack. Manji responded to MacKenzie in a comment piece for the "Liverpool Echo" in which she referred to "The Sun" coverage of the Hillsborough disaster, and the contentious and inaccurate front page put together by MacKenzie.