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I haven’t heard anything about them in quite a while. It’s like they were a hot-button topic of conversation, and then everyone just stopped talking about them. If they’re still around, what would be the reason they seemingly disappeared from the news?

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[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still can't believe anyone fell for that, it was literally a joke on 4chan. Literally some random people on 4chan thought it would be funny and started making up the most unbelievable shit and people thought it was real. If you don't believe me just look up some of the conspiracy theories and tell me they didn't start as a joke made up by /pol/tards.

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Totally agree. It is/was completely baffling how anyone fell for it.

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It even says on the website that everything posted is satire and only an idiot would think it's real. Pretty much in those words too, and that shit was all over the news and everything.