I think it's a Red Herring
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1.
a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.
synonyms: bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination; More
informaldodge, put-on, put-up job
"it's more of a red herring than a legitimate plot element"
2.
a clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
"the argument about women's choices is largely a red herring"
I would be very surprised if it fell off a Morgan.
Part of an electrical contactor at a guess.
