1. false flag - Noun
2. false flag - Verb
(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.
(espionage, military, politics) A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.
false flag (third-person singular simple present false flags, present participle false flagging, simple past and past participle false flagged)
To target with a false flag ruse.
false-flag (plural false-flags)
Alternative form of false flag
false-flag
If you start studying history closer, you'll find that most all wars are based on false flag operations to get people - to convince the people that they're under attack in some way so that they will support the wars. Jesse Ventura
It is unclear whether this is an intentional false-flag planted in the registration details for the domain, or if it is merely the result of sloppy behavior by the threat actor unveiling the possible identity of the perpetrating organization. Source: Internet
He is convinced that every act of violence in the last century was really a false-flag attack. Source: Internet
The site initially drew attention for claiming that the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States were a false-flag operation orchestrated by the CIA. Source: Internet
False flag terrorism must end. Source: Internet