inside job
noun
: done by or with the help of someone in a position within an organization or group
No one knows who robbed the bank, but the police suspect that it may have been an inside job.
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But a parallel rumor circulated widely on the right: that the shooting was an inside job by the Secret Service.
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science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Full fact check: No, media on 9/11 did not call buildings' collapse an 'inside job'
The claim: Image shows an Atlantic story about conspiracy theorists who claim ‘Bush Did 9/11’
Our rating: Altered
A spokesperson for The Atlantic said the story and the headlines are not real.
—Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
She's spread conspiracy theories, including that the September 11th attacks are an inside job.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Someone who thought 9/11 was an inside job and cited demolitions as evidence would get a different response tailored to that.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
His and other prisoners’ escape was found to be an inside job.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
Some have suggested that the assassination attempt was an inside job orchestrated by President Joe Biden, while others have accused the Trump campaign of staging it to boost his poll numbers.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
Here’s a look at the claims that surfaced online following the shooting:
Claims of an inside job or false flag are unsubstantiated
Many of the more specious claims that surfaced immediately after the shooting sought to blame Trump or his Democratic opponent, President Joe Biden, for the attack.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 14 July 2024
Jones — who has also claimed the Sept. 11 terror attack was an inside job and the 2020 presidential election was rigged — now admits the Sandy Hook murders were real.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Full fact check: No, media on 9/11 did not call buildings' collapse an 'inside job'
The claim: Image shows an Atlantic story about conspiracy theorists who claim ‘Bush Did 9/11’
Our rating: Altered
A spokesperson for The Atlantic said the story and the headlines are not real.
—Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
She's spread conspiracy theories, including that the September 11th attacks are an inside job.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
Someone who thought 9/11 was an inside job and cited demolitions as evidence would get a different response tailored to that.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
His and other prisoners’ escape was found to be an inside job.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
Some have suggested that the assassination attempt was an inside job orchestrated by President Joe Biden, while others have accused the Trump campaign of staging it to boost his poll numbers.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
Here’s a look at the claims that surfaced online following the shooting:
Claims of an inside job or false flag are unsubstantiated
Many of the more specious claims that surfaced immediately after the shooting sought to blame Trump or his Democratic opponent, President Joe Biden, for the attack.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 14 July 2024
Jones — who has also claimed the Sept. 11 terror attack was an inside job and the 2020 presidential election was rigged — now admits the Sandy Hook murders were real.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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“Inside job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20job. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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