Spot on.
Or the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. LBJ reportedly said “For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there.” He was also reported to have said ““Hell, those dumb, stupid sailors were just shooting at flying fish!”
All these false flag or setup criminal warfare incidents depend on a complicit lying MSM to publicly (falsely) accuse, try and convict the target, and cover up the massive criminal acts of the accuser.