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|Creation date = April 30th, 2008 | |Creation date = April 30th, 2008 | ||
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'''bestgore.com''' | '''bestgore.com''' was a [[shock site]] owned by Mark Marek on April 30, 2008. | ||
The website which it provides highly violent real-life news, photos, and videos, with authored opinion and user comments. The site received media attention in 2012, following the hosting of a video which showed a real-life murder being committed by [[1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick|Luka Magnotta]].<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/best-gore-site-owner-charged-for-posting-dismemberment-video-in-luka-magnotta-case</ref> | The website which it provides highly violent real-life news, photos, and videos, with authored opinion and user comments. The site received media attention in 2012, following the hosting of a video which showed a real-life murder being committed by [[1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick|Luka Magnotta]].<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/best-gore-site-owner-charged-for-posting-dismemberment-video-in-luka-magnotta-case</ref> | ||
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Marek said that he had received testimonies from readers that viewing the images on his site had convinced them to avoid speeding, darting between traffic on a motorcycle, horseplay with forklifts, even from committing suicide, and that the government itself recognized the utility of shocking images by requiring them on cigarette packaging. | Marek said that he had received testimonies from readers that viewing the images on his site had convinced them to avoid speeding, darting between traffic on a motorcycle, horseplay with forklifts, even from committing suicide, and that the government itself recognized the utility of shocking images by requiring them on cigarette packaging. | ||
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. | |||
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<u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains extremely [[:Category:Graphic content|graphic content]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains extremely [[:Category:Graphic content|graphic content]]! | ||
* bestgore.com | * <s>bestgore.com</s> | ||
* '''Official Channel''': bitchute.com/channel/bestgore/ | * '''Official Channel''': bitchute.com/channel/bestgore/ | ||
* '''ScareTheater reading about the shock video''': youtube.com/watch?v=2JGnTYOoSag | * '''ScareTheater reading about the shock video''': youtube.com/watch?v=2JGnTYOoSag |
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