# 55. Induced Animosity ## 55.5. Methodology/Refinements/Sub-species ### 55.5.5. False flag operations This is the staging of an event or secreting of evidence in order to create the appearance that one's opposition is responsible for some scandal or atrocity. This manipulative method is often used as a justification for repression or for more power and authority. The Reichstag fire that ushered the Nazis to power is one famous example.