After every major tragedy, a predictable wave of misinformation follows: claims that it was staged, faked, or orchestrated to manipulate public opinion. NewsGuard has tracked these so-called “false flag” narratives following recent attacks on places of worship and college campuses — and a recent NewsGuard/YouGov poll found that nearly one in three Americans believe at least one of the assassination attempts against President Trump was staged. In today’s tutorial, we explain how false flag claims work, why they spread so rapidly, and how to recognize when a narrative is designed to exploit your emotions and biases rather than inform you.
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