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-Thanks to the internet, the concept of **kayfabe** has now been introduced to a whole new audience //outside of// professional wrestling. On social media, for example, professional marketers might engage in kayfabe to increase engagement and reach, as **internet drama** can be quite eye-catching. [[twitter>JimStewartson]] for example, helped promote **Halo 2** in 2004 with a fake website hack as part of [[wp>I Love Bees]].+Thanks to the internet, the concept of **kayfabe** has now been introduced to a whole new audience //outside of// professional wrestling. On social media, for example, professional marketers might engage in kayfabe to increase engagement and reach, as **internet drama** can be quite eye-catching. Infamous internet rabble-rouser [[x>JimStewartson]] for example, helped promote **Halo 2** in 2004 with a fake website hack as part of [[wp>I Love Bees]].
  
 Kayfabe is also used by digital storytellers for their art. This lets them use social media and chat rooms to blur the line between the artist and the audience, and even allow a degree of audience participation. These types of stories can range from simple to incredibly complex, and sometimes take the form of **alternate-reality games** (or **ARG's**, for short). Kayfabe is also used by digital storytellers for their art. This lets them use social media and chat rooms to blur the line between the artist and the audience, and even allow a degree of audience participation. These types of stories can range from simple to incredibly complex, and sometimes take the form of **alternate-reality games** (or **ARG's**, for short).
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 4chan and the other imageboards are notorious hotspots for kayfabe-type shenanigans. The controversial **QAnon universe** is a type of kayfabe. The **/x/** subforum in particular has hosted many ARG's and digital pranks, including the infamous [[ed>Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge]]. 4chan and the other imageboards are notorious hotspots for kayfabe-type shenanigans. The controversial **QAnon universe** is a type of kayfabe. The **/x/** subforum in particular has hosted many ARG's and digital pranks, including the infamous [[ed>Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge]].
  
-Kayfabe can also be used as a form of [[tactics:cointel|counter-intelligence]]. Wielded in this way, kayfabe can be incredibly effective at throwing off spies, stalkers and the press, who might otherwise get in the way of [[:op|operations]].+Kayfabe can also be used as a form of [[tactics:cointel|counter-intelligence]]. Wielded in this way, kayfabe can be incredibly effective at throwing off spies, stalkers and the press, who might otherwise get in the way of [[:op|operations]]. It can also be wielded in a destructive context, such as in cases of [[tactics:triangulation|triangulation attacks]].
  
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 Comedian and prototypical troll **Andy Kaufman** was fascinated with professional wrestling, and in particular the kayfabe aspect. He worked it into his own comedic routines to great effect, even staging a long-running kayfabe feud with real wrestler Jerry Lawler. Comedian and prototypical troll **Andy Kaufman** was fascinated with professional wrestling, and in particular the kayfabe aspect. He worked it into his own comedic routines to great effect, even staging a long-running kayfabe feud with real wrestler Jerry Lawler.
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