False flag
id:
false-flag-170-14663303
title:
False flag
text:
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term "false flag" originated in the 16th century as an expression meaning an intentional misrepresentation of someone's allegiance. The term was famously used to describe a ruse in naval warfare whereby a vessel flew the flag of a neutral or enemy country in order to hide its true identity. The tactic was originally used by pirates and privateers to
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Covert operation designed to deceive
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag
date created:
2005-03-06T16:03:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:14:12Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q420474","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q420474"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Douglas_A-26C_Invader_435440_Tamiami_26.04.09R.jpg","width":1728,"height":976}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16