I've been really surprised how influential /pol/ has been this election, which has been really weird and a little scary. It's not uncommon to post something on 4chan stating that you have inside information on events that are going to happen over the next few days (which is fiction 99.9% of the time). Posts like this in /pol/ have been getting screenshotted and spread elsewhere on the web, where alt-right conspiracy nuts are latching on to them.
I've tried explaining to a few people that it's 4chan and you can't take it seriously, but they're convinced that these posts are real.
I've tried explaining to a few people that it's 4chan and you can't take it seriously, but they're convinced that these posts are real.