flag-jacking

Flag-jacking normally occurs when Americans pose as Canadians in order to be thought of more favorably by the locals they encounter.Advertisement HPGam.cmd.push(function(){ return HPGam.render("inline-2", "entry_paragraph_3", false, false); });

How to Spot Flag-Jacking Frauds Abroad Allison Eberle 130 2017

Slapping a maple-leaf patch on your backpack or claiming you’re from Janetville, Ontario, has a name with decades of baggage: flag-jacking. It spiked after unpopular U.S. wars in the 2000s. Surprise: it’s back.

Not Your Emotional Support Maple Leaf: A New Wave of Americans Are “Cosplaying Canadian” Abroad By Pretending To Be Canadians Dean Blundell 2025

Travelers have sewn the Canadian flag on their bags as a way to distinguish themselves from Americans. But in an attempt to avoid anti-American sentiment abroad during the Trump administration, some US tourists have started using it too in a trend known as flag-jacking.

'Flag-jacking' explained amid trend of Americans pretending to be Canadian Reanna Smith 2025