Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria - Revision history

Jim Burton: /* Worship of Satan, blood libel, "Recovered Memory" */

2026-08-08T19:42:12Z

Worship of Satan, blood libel, "Recovered Memory"

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	===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===		===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===

	This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. <small>"The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</small></ref> See for example, [[Wikipedia:Satanic_panic\|Wikipedia's piece on the Satanic Panic]]. Fortunately, this ~~specific form of moral~~ panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, ~~etc~~, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>		This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. <small>"The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</small></ref> See for example, [[Wikipedia:Satanic_panic\|Wikipedia's piece on the Satanic Panic]]. Fortunately, this panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, and even leftist anti-cultism, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the very real wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

	===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===		===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===

Jim Burton: /* Worship of Satan, blood libel, "Recovered Memory" */

2026-08-08T19:40:43Z

Worship of Satan, blood libel, "Recovered Memory"

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	===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===		===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===

	This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. <small>"The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</small></ref> See for example, [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Satanic_panic Wikipedia]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>		This is a particularly insidious form of moral panic, whose repercussions are still felt.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet - Vox]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/horrifying-testimonies-seek-to-lift-shroud-of-silence-around-ritual-sex-abuse-claims/ Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims]. <small>"The testimony left MKs from the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality and the Special Committee on Youth Affairs visibly shaken, several in tears. [...] “I was around 15, tied to a torture bed in basements in the Tel Aviv area,” said one women, recalling an incident in which her abusers — including family members — slaughtered a snake, mixed its blood with hers and drank it, while raping her and calling her a “holy vessel.” [...] Another accuser said that her father and others abused and trafficked her as a child in “sadistic networks involving rituals,” allegedly including well-known figures, including politicians."</small></ref> See for example, [[Wikipedia:Satanic_panic\|Wikipedia's piece on the Satanic Panic]]. Fortunately, this specific form of moral panic is less active right now, but lives on in alternative-right [[conspiratorialism]], QAnon, etc, slowing political progress and providing a distraction handle to divert attention away from the wrongdoings of public officials. Police agencies in the UK have also claimed that SRA is still a problem, while American academics have penned volumes on subjects such as "soul murder" and "demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319031245/https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/caa/child-abuse/faith-based-abuse Met Police: Faith Based Abuse]</ref><ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-41679-001 Demonic possession as a consequence of childhood trauma]</ref>

	===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===		===Botched [[child pornography]] investigations===

Jim Burton: /* Terror attacks, massacres, violence */

2026-08-08T19:37:00Z

Terror attacks, massacres, violence

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	If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt\|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings\|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>		If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt\|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings\|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

	Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator\|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power ~~were cited as motivation for~~ one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>		Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator\|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power, incited one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

	In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia\|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.		In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia\|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.

Jim Burton: /* False accusations */

2026-08-08T19:32:39Z

False accusations

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	*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months] (2026)'''		*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months] (2026)'''
	*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''		*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. ''[...]'' Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

	*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''		*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''

Jim Burton: /* False accusations */

2026-08-08T19:32:17Z

False accusations

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	False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.		False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

	*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months ~~- Ars Technica~~] (2026)'''		*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months] (2026)'''
	*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''		*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

Jim Burton: Imprisonment common enough not to merit its own section

2026-08-08T19:31:45Z

Imprisonment common enough not to merit its own section

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	[[File:Sra.jpg\|thumb\|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]		[[File:Sra.jpg\|thumb\|A 1994 "expert" in "satanic indicators".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5kDm9eOTM Video (YT) - Got Satanists?]</ref>]]
	False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.		False accusations are a frequent occurrence within this emotive arena, and are thus dotted throughout this article on adverse consequences. As we repeatedly observe, the supposed "magnitude" of this issue makes it incredibly easy for authorities to react in a way that may have life-altering consequences for the falsely accused.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061219022834/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/08/05/nsue05.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/08/05/ixhome.html Businessman sues police who told school he is sex pest]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/mahendra-patel-caroline-miller-walmart-kidnapping-claim-hdy Mahendra Patel falsely accused of kidnapping]</ref> With even some cases supported by "compelling" professional testimony being faked with considerable ease,<ref>[https://www.fox7austin.com/news/marshall-moreno-child-sex-abuse-charges-dismissed Man's child sex abuse charges dismissed after more than 20 years in prison]</ref> the financial incentive for accusers has never been greater.

			*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica] (2026)'''
			*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

	*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''		*'''[https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/case-dismissed-colorado-child-pornography-man-vilified/ Case dismissed against Colorado man charged with 140 counts of child pornography, "vilified in hometown"] (2025)'''
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	Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.		Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

	~~=== False imprisonment ===~~
	*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica] (2026)'''
	*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

	===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===		===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===

JJ1: /* False imprisonment */ + year

2026-08-08T16:09:22Z

False imprisonment: + year

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	=== False imprisonment ===		=== False imprisonment ===
	*''"[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica]""''		*'''[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica] (2026)'''
	*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''		*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

JJ1: /* False accusations */ The missing underscore incident

2026-08-08T16:08:40Z

False accusations: The missing underscore incident

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	Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.		Academics in particular are targeted for defamation, due to hysterical attitudes. The "pedophile slur" has been repeatedly hurled at controversial male and trans academics such as [[Allyn Walker]], [[Stephen Kershnar]], [[Richard Yuill]], [[Jacob Breslow]] and [[Thomas Hubbard]], as it is widely (and sometimes wrongly) assumed to be a "zero risk strategy", i.e. "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick".<ref>[https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sexual-health-org-awarded-175m-in-damages-after-suing-man-who-accused-staff-of-grooming-children/392955 Sexual health org awarded $1.75M in damages after suing man who accused staff of grooming children]</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/minor-attracted-person-lgbtq-explainer/ This flag has nothing to do with the LGBTQ+ community, despite right-wing claims]</ref> See our gallery at the top of the page, for some examples.

			=== False imprisonment ===
			*''"[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica]""''
			*:''"Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme. [...] Despite finding no evidence of the crime on his digital devices, Canadian police arrested Klayme in 2020 on child sex abuse charges. He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. He served the full term."''

	===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===		===Worship of Satan, blood libel, "[[Repressed memory\|Recovered Memory]]"===

JJ1: /* Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements */ + Trojan horse meme

2026-08-07T03:35:40Z

Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements: + Trojan horse meme

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	===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===		===Trojan Horse for civil-liberties/privacy infringements===
	[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png\|thumb\|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]		[[File:3d916711c8575b86.png\|thumb\|Social Media algorithms are becoming more sensitive to trigger phrases]]
			[[File:Trojan_horse.jpg\|thumb\|"Child protection" acts as a political trojan horse.]]
			[[File:Hwwouldyoulike.jpg\|thumb\|''"How would you like this wrapped?"'']]
	:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''		:''For a rundown of relevant news articles in relation to the UK's '''Online Safety Bill''', see [https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/24/uk-online-safety-bill-css-e2ee/?guccounter=1 TechCrunch.]''

Jim Burton: /* Suicide */

2026-08-06T17:03:09Z

Suicide

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	:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.		:''Unaffiliated site: [https://on-suicides-deaths.blogspot.com/ On Suicides]''.

	~~Suicide~~ is a common result of sex-laws.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.		While suicide is a common result of sex-laws,<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579326/Father-45-killed-questioned-police-snared-paedophile-hunter.html Father, 45, who killed himself after being quizzed by police over 'paedophile hunter' honeytrap would have been charged with attempt to meet '12-year-old girl' for sex]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/man-accused-of-paedophile-offences-kills-himself-after-vigilante-attack-710832.html Man accused of paedophile offences kills himself after vigilante attack]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3148277/Father-dead-home-days-arrested-suspicion-grooming-teenage-girl-video-posted-online-anti-paedophile-vigilante-group.html Father found dead at home days after he was arrested on suspicion of grooming teenage girl after video was posted online 'by anti-paedophile vigilante group']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142 Letzgo Hunting denies blame for man's suicide]</ref> it has also been seen in young couples who fall the wrong side of a legal age-gap.<ref>[https://informat.ro/en/diaspora/two-young-romanians-committed-suicide-in-spain-due-to-family-issues-100499 A 20-year-old Romanian and his 13-year-old girlfriend jumped from the 9th floor of a building in Spain, the reason being the disapproval of their families]</ref> While documenting the full extent of sex-law suicides is not a project Newgon are working on right now due to our poor staffing, we would like to see a research project initiated within the next few decades after the unjust laws themselves have been eliminated. Others have already collected many thousands of examples on various blogs listed in this article and it's historical revisions. Many are now deleted or suspended, and all are affiliated with the [[SOL Reform]] Movement.

	*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''		*'''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/21/man-arrested-for-stealing-sausage-rolls-killed-himself-after-police-labelled-him-a-paedophile Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile] (2022)'''

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	If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt\|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings\|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>		If enough men are unfairly targeted by [[Anti]]-MAP hysteria, it is only a matter of time before the authorities end up picking a fight with someone who is willing to carry out unforgivable acts. Not only [[Wikipedia:Murder of Joanne Witt\|civilians]], but both the FBI and the Australian authorities, have felt the full brunt of this backlash, losing personnel to child-sex-accused gunmen who feel they have nothing to lose.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/514392-florida-fbi-agents-shot/ FBI confirms 2 agents killed, 3 wounded in suspected child porn raid in Florida]</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/australia/australia-child-abuse-arrests-rescue-fbi-agents-intl-hnk/index.html Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents]</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:Porepunkah police shootings\|Porepunkah police shootings]]</ref>

	Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator\|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power ~~were cited as motivation for~~ one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>		Accusations (particularly false or speculative ones) are sometimes seen to have tragic secondary consequences for those other than the accused. Such accusations, combined with harassment from the child protection bureaucracy, were the explicit reasons given by the perpetrator of the [[Wikipedia:Dunblane massacre#Perpetrator\|Dunblane Massacre]]. "Anti-pedophile" vigilantes have also been targeted in "retribution" attacks, and one famously slain.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1203391098/boopac-shakur-death-michigan-child-predators Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles]</ref> Hysterical and deluded views on "pedophiles" in power, incited one of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. The perpetrator evidently believed Trump was himself a pedophile.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/cole-allen-whcd-arraigment-trump.html CNBC: Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event]</ref>

	In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia\|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.		In late-2022, a crazed gunman shot 5 dead in a Colorado Gay Nightclub.<ref>[https://www.them.us/story/club-q-colorado-springs-lgbtq-nightclub-shooting-drag-brunch?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=syndication&mbid=synd_msn_rss At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado]</ref> The nightclub had advertised an "all ages drag brunch" on that very day, in a year marred by the emergence of [[Pedophobia\|pedophobic]] attacks on the LGBT community, using the false [[grooming]] trope and baseless conspiracy theories.