red herring

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Johnson pledges his devotion to tropes like cawing ravens and thunderous rainstorms while giving his various red herrings silly nicknames like “the knife robot” and “the clangy clunk.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Death of an Author” is clever, for sure, but it left me feeling hollow, as if I’d made a meal out of red herrings.

From New York Times

The concept of ethical consumption is a red herring.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is a standard plot structure to it: find the body, the sleuth comes, you’ve got a red herring, and so on.”

From Scientific American

Kenny, who was recently announced as the host of the Radio 1 Rap Show, thinks the Insta post might be a red herring.

From BBC