4chan

SXSW 2024

Is 4chan Malicious or Misguided? A New Doc Sees Both Sides

One of the most notorious places on the internet gets the biography it deserves in this fascinating documentary.

Allegra Frank

Mall Gunman Appeared to Share Chilling Posts With Nazi Image

“Name is jonathan and today seems like a good day to die,” one of the post reads, with a link to photos of several firearms.

Alan Halaly

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‘TALIBAN MEMES MINISTER’

Afghanistan’s Sh*tposting Taliban Stan Finds Far-Right Fame

The online far right’s new darling loves Call of Duty, 4Chan memes—and, above all, the Taliban.

Adam Rawnsley

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SO MANY RED FLAGS

Even a Private AI Company Warned Capitol Cops of Jan. 6 Riot

Newly unearthed emails show that the company, Dataminr, approached police on Jan. 5, warning them about social media posts threatening an attack.

McCaffrey Blauner

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‘BRING HANDCUFFS AND ZIPTIES’

Posts Show Capitol Riot Plans—but Feds Won’t Use Them

Prosecutors have yet to present evidence that the insurrectionists planned an attack on the Capitol in advance despite damning social-media postings.

Jennifer Adams

CRAZYTOWN U.S.A.

HBO’s QAnon Doc: We Have Discovered Q’s Identity

The six-part docuseries, premiering March 21 on HBO, examines the Trump-centric conspiracy theory/movement—and makes a convincing case for exactly who is posing as Q.

Nick Schager

4chan

Is 4chan Malicious or Misguided? A New Doc Sees Both Sides

Mall Gunman Appeared to Share Chilling Posts With Nazi Image

Afghanistan’s Sh*tposting Taliban Stan Finds Far-Right Fame

Even a Private AI Company Warned Capitol Cops of Jan. 6 Riot

Posts Show Capitol Riot Plans—but Feds Won’t Use Them

HBO’s QAnon Doc: We Have Discovered Q’s Identity

Another Blow for QAnon as Voat Announces Christmas Shutdown

‘I F*cking Hate You’: 4chan Blames Election on Libertarians

How Pepe the Frog’s Creator Rescued Him From the Alt-Right

Inside the Male-Dominated Meme Hijacked by Trumpsters

Russia ‘Stoking Black Extremist Violence’ Ahead of Election