4chan
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The FBI’s Colossal Failure Investigating GamerGate
I hope Franz Kafka brought a change of underwear. (Image: FBI) A member of Reddit GamerGate hub KotakuinAction filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documents pertaining to the FBI’s investigation of the online movement which they received last month. Now those documents have been made public, and amid its 173 heavily-redacted pages is…
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That Story About Taylor Swift Voting For Trump Is So Very False
If like a huge number of people you get your news from social media, you’re likely to have seen a story this week claiming that pop star Taylor Swift is a proud Trump supporter. The report is completely fabricated — as is the image of Swift wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
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Conspiracy Theorists Are Very Concerned About Hillary’s Mic Pack
One of the favourite hobbies of Trump supporters is inventing conspiracies about their chosen candidate’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, and until today we had every reason to think Trump supporters would believe just about anything.
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UNSW Issues Safety Warning Following 4chan Gun Violence Threat
The University of New South Wales has just issued a safety alert for students and staff on its campus following what looks to be a copycat threat of gun violence posted to 4chan today.