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2012 Stratfor Email Leak

The leak of over five million internal Stratfor emails, which included a joking email about a 'Chicago Hot Dog Party' that was later used to create a viral meme.

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Feb 7, 2026

How did the Stratfor email leak become the basis for viral memes about Obama and food, and who amplified it?

A casual, joking 2009 email about a “ Hot Dog Party” became raw material for viral memes that alleged President spent or used “pizza/hotdog” as sex-trafficking code after the was published by in 2012,...