PsyOps

Episode 58 - PsyOps
PsyOps are Psychological Operations. They are instances wherein an organized institutional entity (like a government) attempts to influence public opinion via a false event. PsyOps have been used among conspiracists as a catchall explanation for any evidence that would otherwise counter their worldview.

Examples of events that conspiracists have claimed are psy ops include: The violent parts of the Jan 6th insurrection at the Us Capitol building are said to be either antifa and/or instigated by FBI agents "riling up the crowd". The unseemly parts of the Trucker Convoy protest in Ottawa in February of 2022 are said to be antifa and/or the RCMP in disguise doing bad things to make the protestors look bad. The bizarre and obvious denials of reality seen in the flat earth community are said to be a psy op to make "legitimate" conspiracists look bad. All mass shooting events are, at some point, said to be false flag attacks by conspiracists who don't want to face the effects of gun violence.

Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlin_drone_attack