As potential explosives were found addressed to Democratic politicians, and another forced evacuation of a CNN bureau, some online decried the slew of suspicious packages as a “false flag.”
But what is that — and why are some people using the phrase?
A false flag is basically a cover-up that attempts to frame a certain group or thing as an aggressor or problem. So, for example, a false flag could be a person sending themselves a violent threat and then blaming the threat on a certain opponent for personal gain.
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