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|colspan="3"|<hr/>Left: [[Poland]]: Russian "drone attack" reassembled from parts shot down over [[Ukraine]] and held together with [[duct tape]]<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russian-drones-allegedly-swarm-poland</ref>; Rightright: [[Moldova]]: Russian "drone attack" that "ran out of gas".<ref>https://simplicius76t.substack.comme/pllordofwar/going-on-the-offensive-against-russia532830</ref>
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A '''false flag''' operation is a covert or [[underground]] operation intended to appear as though it were being carried out by other entities. The purpose is [[propaganda]], to gain sympathy for the "attacked" and against the "attackers". The term originates from piracy on the high seas, where a pirate ship would sail under a "false flag" to get closer to a target vessel before raising the "[[Jolly Roger]]".
==Signs of a false flag==
[[File:Sullivan infiltrates MAGA.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Anifa/BLM terrorist and CNN/NBC contractor [[John Sullivan]] disguised in [[MAGA]] gear during the [[J6 protests]].<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/CfIfOA1xzg6J/</ref>]]
# Asks you to respond emotionally rather than intellectually[[intellect]]ually.# Strips the event of context, such as the contemporary factual [[fact]]ual setting, [[geopolitical ]] [[reality]], or [[historical ]] awareness.# Demands a rush to [[judgment ]] before a diligent, independent inquiry occurs.# Collectivizes judgment, by taking an individual event, and demands you blame an entire [[culture]], [[religion]], [[race]], ancestry, community or [[country ]] for it.# The only explicable motive offered for the offending action is [[irrational ]] [[evil ]] or utterly [[stupid immorality]] [[immoral]]ity, as it is against the [[rational ]] interest of the offender to commit the act for the reasons alleged. The first question to ask is, "cui bono?" or "who benefits?", from such a horrible or tragic event.
==Examples==