The false flag theory is defined as an “act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party”. I feel false flags are an underrated issue in our society with subjects such as personal reputations and politics. We need to become aware of this issue and become self aware of it as well.
One example of a false flag that I find both interesting and upsetting is how it is used to affect political views. According to the Washington Post, “Republicans with “conspiracy thinking” tend to believe that Democrats orchestrate conspiracies, while Democrats with “conspiracy thinking” believe that Republicans are the conspirators. Each side points fingers at the other, and in nearly equal numbers.” This affects the political outcomes of elections because it creates untrue stories that voters believe. People can not understand what the truth is or who to believe. This is going to be important in the coming months with our presidential election around the corner in November.
An example of a false flag that has come out recently is that many mass shootings are staged. We see this on the side of the democrats who say that incidents such as the Sandy Hook school shooting should limit our second amendment rights of owning a firearm. Of course school shootings are extremely upsetting, but it is also the right of Americans to continue to have the right to bear arms. Using these tragedies as a way to advance a political agenda is harmful and causes people to choose a side instead of coming together to find a solution.
Another example of a false flag that has come out in the last couple of years is psychological studies on emotion. When someone benefits from a tragedy, studies have shown that people feel that person often created the tragedy. My example of this would be when someone's house burns down and the person collects a large sum of insurance money, people might think that the person burned it down intentionally.
Personally, I have seen a false flag first-hand with social media. During winter track three people made a separate team group chat with two other teammates. In that chat they made fun of a runner on my team. Eventually, one of them told my coach everything that the other two were saying and they were kicked off the team. This is an example of using a false flag with technology to disparage someone's reputation. Another example would be when someone makes a fake Instagram account and says untrue things about a certain person. This type of behavior can cause harm to a person's reputation which can cost them loss of employment, school admission, or relationships.
Overall our country is affected by false flags on a daily basis. On a broad scale almost every mass shooting in America has resulted in a false flag conspiracy. Pro second amendment citizens create false flag stories about gun violence. On a more personal scale I have seen social media being used to create false narratives about individuals around me.
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