ASTROFOIL

ASTROFOIL (ASTROTURF + TINFOIL), NOUN:; A FALSE CONSPIRACY THEORY USED AS PART OF AN ACTUAL CONSPIRACY, E.G., TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ACTUAL CONSPIRATORS, OR TO MAKE THE INVESTIGATION OF CORRUPTION LOOK FOOLISH (SEE ALSO CONFIDENCE TRICK, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, D.A.R.V.O)