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Tag: 4Chan
Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
(credit: Google News) Google News took the unusual step of confirming its use of the imageboard site 4chan as a news source on Monday. The admission followed Google News’ propagation of an incorrect name as a potential shooter in the tragic Las Vegas shooting on Sunday night. A reporter from tech-news site The Outline posted […]
The Public Square Belongs to 4Chan
On January 30, 10 days after the inauguration of Donald Trump, the actor and artist Shia LaBeouf sent an aggrieved email to the American Civil Liberties Union. LaBeouf and two other artists, Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rönkkö, had recently debuted a piece at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. Entitled […]
French fear Putin and Trump followers are using 4chan to disrupt presidential election
During a brawling presidential debate this week, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen raised an issue against centrist rival Emmanuel Macron that has spiraled into accusations regarding Russian hackers and the notorious 4chan website. The issue concerned the long-whispered rumored that Macron, a former investment banker and Economic Minister, had opened an offshore bank account in […]
4Chan sleuths use ‘flight patterns’ to track down & capture Shia Labeouf’s anti-Trump flag
Published time: 11 Mar, 2017 23:29Edited time: 11 Mar, 2017 23:31 An anti-President Donald Trump flag livestreamed from a secret outdoor location has been stolen by online sleuths, who painstakingly monitored flight and weather patterns to track down the symbol of the “He Will Not Divide Us” movement. Marshalled by Hollywood actor Shia Labeouf, the […]