The FBI is reportedly investigating Gamergate

The FBI is reportedly investigating Gamergate
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Talk of Gamergate has died down a little lately, but expect it to circle back: The FBI is reportedly investigating the movement.

That's according to Michael Morisy, co-founder of MuckRock, a website that specializes in sending Freedom of Information Act requests. In response to his request for the FBI files on Gamergate, he got a standard form letter denying the records due to a current investigation.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.