4Chan
‘Aquariumgate’ Is New Child Trafficking 4chan Conspiracy That Relies on Very Basic Google Maps Trolling
Someone made fake aquariums on Google Maps, which are now being used as a convoluted conspiracy about child trafficking, satanic rituals, etc.
Far-Right Extremists Are Violently Threatening the Trump Search-Warrant Judge
“Let's find out if he has children... where they go to school, where they live... EVERYTHING,” one person wrote on a message board where the judge’s address was posted.
The Hunter Biden 4Chan Leak Has Tucker Carlson and the Far Right Salivating
A 4chan user claims to have hacked and leaked the contents of the president’s son’s iCloud.
AI Trained on 4Chan Becomes ‘Hate Speech Machine’
After 24 hours, the nine bots running on 4chan had posted 15,000 times.
Connecticut Is Paying Someone $150,000 to Search 4chan for Election Misinformation
Dubbed the “Misinfo Sheriff,” the full-time position will “bat down the BS before it gets out there.”
Discord and 4chan Are Being Investigated for the Buffalo Attack. Nothing Will Happen.
New York's attorney general is looking into a number of social media companies over their role in the Buffalo shooting. Legal experts say little can be done.
The Backrooms: How a Creepy Office Photo Became an Internet Bogeyman
A pic has inspired its own Slender Man-style supernatural internet mythology.
British College Student Claims He Went to Afghanistan for the Weekend, Is Stuck
“Lord Miles” has been posting through the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul.
Meet 4chan’s ‘Kommandos,’ the Armed Meme Lords Driving Gun Culture
While the stereotype for the American gun owner is old, white, and hung up on culture wars, Kommandos are young, apolitical, and fluent in memes.
QAnon's Mysterious Leader 'Q' Is Actually Multiple People
An analysis of Q’s cryptic posts found there are two distinct authors writing "Q drops," a finding that undermines the entire QAnon belief system.
The Man Who Helped Turn 4chan Into the Internet's Racist Engine
4chan moderators and leaked chat logs show that the infamous imageboard didn't become the hateful site it's known as by accident. A powerful moderator intentionally helped make it that way.
4Chan’s Pathetic Attempt to Alter Votes Isn’t Going to Accomplish Anything
A 4chan post that claimed votes in Oregon and Washington could be changed through an online portal went viral, but the tactic won’t actually work.