Vain Jangling
That is just [opposing]-wing conspiracy jargon aimed to “delegitimize government institutions or government officials,” etc.

There are those who accept conspiracy theories. Believing “we the people” are being told a lie or that things are being done in secret.

There are those who blame conspiracy theories. Believing they are used to manufacture lies or to create mistrust within “we the people.”

Perhaps there can sometimes be a bit of truth in both, based on the theory and the circumstances as things unfold. Therefore, it is something that one should be cautious, studious, and honest about.

However —whether right-wing or left-wing— it is interesting to note the vain jangling, when it is found out at the end of the day. (Which often happens, even if years or decades later.)

The amount of energy spent on hiding and denying the truth, while working to silence and discredit those in opposition —to the lie, the cover up, the conspiracy— must be exhausting, expensive.

Then when exposed, “we the people” are simply given more vain jangling as if such things can be brushed aside to move on, with no care to the destruction and consequences unjustly forced upon others in the wake of the true originators of mis— and/or dis— information.