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false_flag

false flag

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false flag (plural false flags)

  1. (nautical) 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.
  2. (espionage, military) A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.

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