dChan - Q Origins Project Archive

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/buffaloshooting-onlineplatformsreport.pdf

8kun, formerly known as 8chan, is an imageboard similar to 4chan. Some differences include the ability of any

8kun user to create their own board—users on 4chan must post within pre-determined boards—and the inability

to enter a username into a reply form when posting. 8kun was created as an alternative to 4chan and is well-

known for hosting posts from the individual or group at the center of the QAnon conspiracy theory.4 4chan and

8kun have spawned several imitators, at least one of which the shooter references in his writings.

The Buffalo shooter’s indoctrination into internet hate culture is most strongly linked to his use of 4chan. That site

is also correlated with the initial spread of graphic content related to the shooting. Although initial reports linked

the shooter to use of 8kun, references to the site are few and far between in his writings; instead, he seemed

to have intended to post a link to his attacks on an 8kun imitator, although because of the anonymous and

temporary nature of these boards, the OAG was unable to ascertain whether he ultimately did so.