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Dec 17, 2025

best darkweb forums

Dark-web forums remain active hubs for both privacy-focused discussion and large-scale criminal activity; sources list recurring names such as Dread, XSS, BreachForums (and successor communities like ...

Nov 26, 2025

Did trump suck Bill Clintons penis?

Allegations that Donald Trump performed oral sex on Bill Clinton circulated widely in November 2025 after an email from Jeffrey Epstein’s circle referencing “photos of Trump blowing Bubba” went viral;...

Jan 14, 2026

Did nasal claim there will be a gravity blackout

The available reporting shows no credible evidence that NASA announced or supports any planned “gravity blackout” in 2026; the viral “Project Anchor” story claiming Earth will lose gravity for seven s...

Nov 29, 2025

Where did the adrenochrome conspiracy theories originate and how have they spread online?

The adrenochrome panic traces from mid-20th century scientific speculation into fictional depictions (notably Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing) and was resurrected and transformed into a blood‑h...

Jan 16, 2026

Is there a scam on glycopezil?

The preponderance of independent reporting describes Glycopezil as a classic online supplement scam: fabricated reviews and endorsements, bait‑and‑switch long‑form ads, aggressive social ads, and repo...

Nov 24, 2025

did hasan piker really shock his dog?

A viral October 2025 clip showed Hasan Piker’s dog Kaya yelp while Piker appeared to reach off-camera, prompting widespread accusations that he used a shock collar; Piker has repeatedly denied that he...

Dec 7, 2025

is the nword pass a thing

The “N‑word pass” is a widespread cultural joke and meme that claims a Black person can grant a non‑Black person permission to say the N‑word; it appears in internet culture, school incidents, opinion...

Nov 26, 2025

What was the origin and timeline of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory?

Pizzagate began in late 2016 after hackers released John Podesta’s emails and online users on anonymous forums and Reddit misinterpreted mentions of food as coded language; a Reddit “evidence” documen...

Dec 21, 2025

Would Reddit be considered left or right leaning?

On balance, the body of reporting and scholarship assembled here supports the conclusion that Reddit is overall left-leaning — particularly in its largest political communities and “top posts” — but t...

Nov 20, 2025

Where did the incredible gassy meme come from

The "Incredible Gassy" meme began as a commissioned parody character — a fart-focused pastiche of Mr. Incredible created by artist Bobo Comics around 2021 — and evolved into a broader internet fixture...

Dec 3, 2025

.top websites in the world

The world’s most-visited websites are dominated by a handful of platforms: Google leads with roughly 105.6–105.64 billion monthly visits (Semrush / data republished by Exploding Topics) while other li...

Nov 17, 2025

did Ghislane Maxwell have a horse named Bubba

Social-media threads and some news outlets report a viral claim that Ghislaine Maxwell owned a horse named “Bubba,” a theory that emerged after an email from Mark Epstein mentioned “Bubba” in a lewd c...

Jan 12, 2026

What is the 50501 movement and who founded it?

50501 is a decentralized, progressive protest movement that mobilized mass demonstrations across all 50 U.S. states beginning in early 2025, born online as a rapid-response network against policies of...

Nov 19, 2025

Did trump blow a guy

The claim that “Trump blew a guy” stems from a line in released Jeffrey Epstein-related emails in which Mark Epstein wrote about asking Steve Bannon “if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba.” R...

Nov 14, 2025

Adrenochrome

The adrenochrome story names a real chemical — an oxidation product of adrenaline — but contemporary reporting and scientific summaries show the lurid claims about elites harvesting children and drink...

Nov 25, 2025

What is pizza gate

Pizzagate is a widely debunked conspiracy theory from 2016 that falsely alleged a Washington, D.C. pizzeria — Comet Ping Pong — was the hub of a Democratic Party–run child sex-trafficking and pornogra...

Oct 19, 2025

Who is behind 50501 movement

The available reporting and documents describe the 50501 movement as a opposing the second Trump administration’s actions, organized to stage protests in all 50 states on a single day; early mainstrea...

Dec 19, 2025

What legal or platform bans has Nick Fuentes faced and what were the stated reasons?

Nick Fuentes has faced an array of platform expulsions and occasional legal scrutiny: social‑media and streaming bans dating to roughly 2020 for alleged hate‑speech and repeated policy violations, per...