Repositioning 

repositioning:

(noun) telling the truth only after being presented with evidence of a bold faced lie and threatened with prison time.

When conspiracy theorist and Trump supporter Jerome Corsi was confronted about his lies and threatened with prison time, he decided to tell the truth, which he described as a "repositioning".

Repositioning by Yes u r awake and this is real December 2, 2018

critical repositioning 

The act of strategically abandoning your team. Used mainly in the game of Fortnite.

“Dude are you leaving your team!?”
“No. This is critical repositioning.”

critical repositioning by wildmanhunt January 3, 2019