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Pizzagate online spread

Pizzagate conspiracy theory spread rapidly through social media platforms and online communities.

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Jan 26, 2026
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How did social media and figures like QAnon spread adrenochrome and child trafficking narratives in 2017-2020?

Between 2017 and 2020 the migrated from fringe imageboards into mainstream social media by piggybacking on earlier hoaxes like and the anonymous “Q” posts, amplified through hashtags, influencer aesth...

Feb 6, 2026

What is the documented origin story of 4chan’s /pol/ board according to Christopher Poole and contemporaneous archives?

The documented origin story of ’s —as told by founder and as reflected in contemporaneous archives—says Poole reinstated or launched a “Politically Incorrect” board in October 2011 to corral overtly x...