Good @Nightline, Sweet #GamerGate

This is probably the most comprehensive fact-checking about #GamerGate I've done so far. You're welcome, Nightline.

Sources:

Nightline coverage of #GamerGate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAync...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260Kx...

Threats made to Anita Sarkeesian
http://kotaku.com/terror-threat-targe...

Threat email in full
http://www.standard.net/.media/1/2014...

Not Credible, according to police
http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?arti...

The Liar's Smile
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/scien...

Advised by the FBI Not to respond
https://twitter.com/thunderf00t/statu...

Bart Baggett - Anita's past employer
https://archive.today/H37sb

Confirmed for ripping people off
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/d...

Same with Mandossian
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/s...
http://www.alexmandossian.com/about/

Sarkeesian pimping Mandossian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaPbg...

Gamer Over for Gamers - Sarkeesian
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/opi...

Culture Warriors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8mh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEOUS...

Violence Rates down across the board
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-su...
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/healt...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_sta...

Sales up
http://www.healthline.com/health-news...
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discus...

Ratings guide
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_g...

FBI Cyber crimes unit
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investiga...

"Threats"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...

Memes
https://twitter.com/NotPolygon/status...
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/statu...

Wu Conspires with Patreon
http://theralphretort.com/patreon-apo...

Brianna Wu's profiteering
http://www.patreon.com/user?u=439829
http://www.examiner.com/article/brian...


Don't publicise them, according to the FBI
https://twitter.com/thunderf00t/statu...

"Literal war on women"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlnY1...

"I'm not a gamer, I'm not a fan of video games"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afgtd...

Young men expect women to submit any time any place??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX5IX...

Half of gamers are apparently female
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/...

ESA Report
http://www.theesa.com/wp-content/uplo...

If we accept that Farmville and Candy Crush players are "gamers"
http://blog.apptopia.com/game-demogra...

Breakdowns
http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/dece...

Best selling console games - 2014
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/12/12...

Statistics form 2013
http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/19/gen...

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