What is the term for a person who hurts himself but makes you think someone else did it so that you hate that other person?
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In soccer/football this is called flopping or diving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_(association_football)– candied_orangeCommented Aug 23, 2015 at 4:35
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Related.– tchrist ♦Commented Aug 23, 2015 at 5:52
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1I'd call him/her a really nasty person.– Mari-Lou ACommented Aug 23, 2015 at 6:18
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Not exact answers, but may convey the message: deviousness and indirection (Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action).– EiliaCommented Aug 23, 2015 at 7:07
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3Possible duplicate of What to call someone who falsely accuses you?– user109263Commented Oct 23, 2015 at 20:51
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A false-flag attack is where a nation attacks its own citizens, then blames it on someone else. This is normally done to justify starting a war on a weaker adversary that wishes to avoid a conflict they will inevitably loose.
The name false-flag comes from navel warfare. Ships often use false-flags to trick other ships into letting them pass, or to get close to an enemy before launching a surprise attack.
