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* During the 2019 Hong Kong protests, a violent, destructive attack on a government building was performed by the Chinese government to discredit the movement. Aside from the total lack of resistance by present police, the dead give away was that they followed it up with a press conference that was clearly filmed before the incident took place (as shown by an errant wristwatch).{{context}}
* Almost immediately after the end of the attack upon and occupation of the United States Capitol Building by a pro-[[Donald Trump|Trump]] mob on January 6, 2021, right-wing news outlets Newsmax and One America News began pushing the false narrative that the attack was in fact orchestrated and performed in large part by left-wing Antifa (anti-fascist) operatives to besmirch the "good name" and reputation of the MAGA movement.
** It didn't end there either. [https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-wing-influencers-deny-reality-by-claiming-neo-nazis-are-feds?ref=scroll Phony claims of False-Flag Operations] has become the catch-all excuse given by conspiracy theorists pushing "deep state" claims whenever blatant displays of hate groups publicly support their side, almost to the point where it has become a [[Dead Horse Trope]] as far as American politics is concerned.
* [[Alex Jones]] notoriously claimed the Sandy Hook shootings was a hoax perpetrated by “crisis actors” in a broad scheme to trample on Second Amendment rights. Given the lawsuits that resulted and the media platforms he's been kicked off of, it seems this was one time he crossed the line and was unable to do so "twice".
** Also, Jones is so nuts that many other [[Conspiracy Theorist]]s who believe in [[New World Order]] scenarios have claimed he is pulling this type of thing on their behalf! Of course, he makes the same accusations towards ''them.''
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