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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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.
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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
Neat Achille, the director of the institute for Haiti’s northern region, responsible for protecting the Citadelle, says the theft is an inside job.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Acting for her is an inside job, and there’s no better example on the New York stage right now than this capstone performance of her glorious career.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Mayes said the fraud was an inside job, created by department employees who worked on the ESA program.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
An inside job Villanova was 15-of-20 on 2-pointers in the first half.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
He’s also embraced baseless conspiracy theories, including one that the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was an inside job during the fourth GOP debate in Alabama − of which there is no evidence.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
His security guards were largely absent or put up little or no resistance, which raised suspicions that the assassination had been an inside job.
—Frances Robles, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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
Neat Achille, the director of the institute for Haiti’s northern region, responsible for protecting the Citadelle, says the theft is an inside job.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Acting for her is an inside job, and there’s no better example on the New York stage right now than this capstone performance of her glorious career.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Mayes said the fraud was an inside job, created by department employees who worked on the ESA program.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
An inside job Villanova was 15-of-20 on 2-pointers in the first half.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
He’s also embraced baseless conspiracy theories, including one that the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was an inside job during the fourth GOP debate in Alabama − of which there is no evidence.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
His security guards were largely absent or put up little or no resistance, which raised suspicions that the assassination had been an inside job.
—Frances Robles, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Inside job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20job. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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