[mcpackieh]

It was investigative journalism, if you can call it journalism. CNN investigated the origin of the gif, and used biographical details revealed on reddit to determine the gif creators real name / identity. They didn't ruin his life, but threatened to go public with information which probably would have.

Anyway, here's the article in question: https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-tr...

[wnevets]

> if you can call it journalism.

I don't, hence my comment.

[mcpackieh]

Well that's waffle_ss's point I think.

[wnevets]

That things that aren't investigative journalism aren't investigative journalism? Very insightful.