See How 4chan Manipulated the Time 100 (VIDEO)
Remember last April when 4chan's moot (A.K.A. Chris Poole) somehow managed to temporarily land at the top of Time's list of the 100 most influential people?
Looks like they've finally figured out how it happened.
The Time folks sent a tweet out earlier this week saying they had determined how 4chan manage to manipulate their system.
The hackers adjusted the poll results to reveal the hidden message, "marblecakealsothegame".
Watch the video below to see how it all went down:
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