Clarify use of content.

synapse/api/filtering.py

@@ -327,16 +327,19 @@ def check(self, event: FilterEvent) -> bool:
             }
             return self._check_fields(field_matchers)
         else:
+            content = event.get("content")
+            # Content is assumed to be a dict below, so ensure it is. This should
+            # always be true for events, but account_data has been allowed to
+            # have non-dict content.
+            if not isinstance(content, dict):
+                content = {}
+
             sender = event.get("sender", None)
-            content = event.get("content") or {}
             if not sender:
                 # Presence events had their 'sender' in content.user_id, but are
                 # now handled above. We don't know if anything else uses this
                 # form. TODO: Check this and probably remove it.
-                # account_data has been allowed to have non-dict content, so
-                # check type first
-                if isinstance(content, dict):
-                    sender = content.get("user_id")
+                sender = content.get("user_id")
 
             room_id = event.get("room_id", None)
             ev_type = event.get("type", None)