false flag
covert operation designed to deceive
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Summary
false flag ranks in the top 0.72% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #561 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- false flag is a type of covert operation[2].
- false flag is a type of propaganda[3].
- false flag began on 1500[4].
- false flag's significant event is recorded as Battle of Trindade[5].
- false flag's significant event is recorded as Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran[6].
- false flag's topic's main category is recorded as Category:False flag operations[7].
- false flag's described at URL is recorded as https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-false-flags-from-nazi-germany-to-the-vietnam-war[8].
- false flag's facet of is recorded as strategy of tension[9].
- false flag's facet of is recorded as accelerationism[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include covert operation[2] and propaganda[3].
Why It Matters
false flag ranks in the top 0.72% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #561 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]