Publication: false flag
Snopes→ No, Uvalde Shooting Victim’s 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a ‘False Flag’
Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose children were slaughtered in their elementary school classroom.
Poynter→ Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded
Authorities have identified 18-year-old Payton Gendron as the suspect in a May 14 massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead and others injured. […] The post Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show
Poynter→ False flags are real, but far less widespread than social media suggest
Citing newly acquired intelligence, the U.S. in early February accused Russia of plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext for invading the neighboring country. U.S. officials provided few details […] The post False flags are real
Snopes→ What Does ‘False Flag’ Mean?
Originally, the term "false flag" referred to a ship "sailing under false colors," or flying the flag of another nation to conceal its true nationality.
Truth or Fiction?→ Seattle November 3 2019 False Flag Attack Rumor
Rumors of a “false flag” terror attack in Seattle on November 3 2019 spiked in popularity in specific shadowy corners of social media in late October 2019, although by that point, the highly specious claims were several weeks old. A Septem
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Video Show Police Spraying Fake Blood on Themselves During a Philadelphia Shooting?
On August 15 2019, the conspiracy-oriented Facebook page “True News 4 U’s” shared a video (archived here) of police officers in Philadelphia purportedly spraying “fake blood” on themselves in the aftermath of a shooting.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Milkshake Thrown at an Elderly Brexit Party Volunteer?
During a May 23 2019 vote in the UK, early-morning rumors circulated that the latest in a line of milkshake-throwing incidents involved elderly British Army veteran Don McNaughton in the south England town of Aldershot: Yet more disgusting behavio
Truth or Fiction?→ The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what he wanted. Few of these theories were organi
Snopes→ Disinformation and Conspiracy Trolling in the Wake of the Syrian Chemical Attack
Kremlin propaganda led to questions and charges that an attack in the city of Douma that killed scores of civilians was a hoax.
Snopes→ Did David Hogg Attend a California High School?
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned gun-control activist has been the target of relentless online hoaxes and attempted smears.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released
Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Arrested After Harassing Sutherland Springs Pastor
The pair have spent months stalking families of victims and their communities in a failed attempt to prove the November 2017 mass shooting in Texas was a "false flag."
Snopes→ Are Parkland School Shooting Survivors Receiving Death Threats from NRA Members?
Although we don't know if people using social media to harass massacre survivors are all NRA members, many of them are tagging the NRA in threatening posts.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained
Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a horrific mass shooting — and where do they come from?
Snopes→ Did an American Actor Take Part in a London Bomb Attack ‘Hoax’?
A bizarre false flag conspiracy theory falsely links an actor from NBC's 'The Office' to the Parsons Green terrorist attack.
Snopes→ CNN Used the Same Girl in Three Different Refugee Crisis Pictures?
A variation on the 'crisis actor' conspiracy theory holds that CNN used photographs of the same girl to represent three different refugee crises.
Snopes→ Crisis Actors Uncovered?
Social media rumors claim the same girl, a "crisis actor," was seen crying at tragedies in Boston, Aurora, Oregon, Sandy Hook, and Manchester.
Snopes→ Was the Manchester Terror Attack a ‘False Flag’?
A viral conspiracy video has emerged spreading a false rumor that a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert was a hoax.
Snopes→ What is Operation Gotham Shield?
"Operation Gotham Shield" led to a predictable uptick in false flag and nuclear apocalypse rumors, but the long-planned preparedness training was neither secret nor suspicious.
Snopes→ Did the Daily Mail Delete a Story Reporting the U.S. Planned to Blame Assad for ‘False Flag’ Chemical Attacks?
The British tabloid did delete the 2013 story, but only because they were forced to admit it was not true.