crisis actor

[ krahy-sis ak-ter ]

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noun

a professional or volunteer actor who plays a role in a staged drill in order to prepare or train first responders for a specific emergency scenario.
(in a false flag ( def ) conspiracy theory) a person pretending to be a victim in a hoax attack.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1975–80 in the sense “independent person, group, or state that engages in disruptive or hostile verbal or physical behavior in international relations”; crisis actor defs 1, 2 were first recorded in 2010–15

crisis crisis center

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