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FALSE FLAG

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false flagverb
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To target someone or something with a false flag or ruse.
false flagnoun
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A ruse, in the days of sail, in which an attacking ship would fly the colours of its enemy until close enough to open fire. | A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.

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