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'''bestgore.com''' was a [[shock site]] | '''bestgore.com''' was a [[shock site]] created by Mark Marek on April 30, 2008. The website provided highly violent real-life news, photos, and videos, with authored opinion and user comments. | ||
The site was launched on April 30, 2008, by Slovakian-Canadian Mark Marek, and | The site was launched on April 30, 2008, by Slovakian-Canadian Mark Marek, and hosted explicit, real-life, photographic and video material of events such as murders, suicides, torture, mutilations, and accidents. With an estimated 10–15 million monthly visits, BestGore was the biggest shock site in the world. As well as real-life footage and pictures, there were also articles promoting conspiracy theories and revisionist histories, such as holocaust denial, with source material from, most notably David Irving and Ursula Haverbeck. The site has been described as Anti-Semitic and Anti-Zionist. | ||
In late 2020, the website closed with the message "For over 12 years, BestGore.com was the go to source for reality news. Change is the only constant in life. Remember: Just when the caterpillar thought its world was over, it turned into a butterfly!" The website was also put on sale. | In late 2020, the website closed with the message "For over 12 years, BestGore.com was the go to source for reality news. Change is the only constant in life. Remember: Just when the caterpillar thought its world was over, it turned into a butterfly!" The website was also put on sale. | ||
