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{{quote|'''Webb:''' That must be the biggest scandal since Watergategate.
'''Mitchell:''' Watergategate? Isn't it just Watergate?
'''Webb:''' No, that would mean it was just about water. No, it was a scandal or "gate" -- add the suffix '-gate', that's what you do with a scandal -- involving the Watergate Hotel. So it was called the Watergate scandal, [[Deconstructed Trope|or Watergategate]].
|''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''}}
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in [[Washington DC]]. By the time it was all over and the dust had settled, Then-United States President [[Richard Nixon]] had resigned his office on August 9, 1974.
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== Anime
* Oreimogate: A leakage forced ANN to suspend streaming of ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|
* [[Fractale]]gate: The simulcast by Funimation was briefly put on hold due to a request by the Japanese rights holders to take down all unauthorized copies of the series before the simulcast can continue.{{context|reason=How is this a scandal?}}
== Comic Books ==
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* ''TMZ'' is fond of blowing seemingly minor events out of proportion, often with the "-gate" suffix. For instance, they attributed the Los Angeles Lakers' troubles in the 2010 NBA Finals (you know, ''before'' the epic Game 7 close call) to the fact that many of their key players ate steak with heavy, buttery sauce the night before at Ruth's Chris Steak House. They dubbed it "Steakgate" and over the next few days made repeated reference to it. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how funny each individual reference was.
* A crossover between ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour'' occurred during a PBS pledge drive in the '80s in which Robert MacNeil covered a presumed cookie theft by Cookie Monster known as "Cookiegate."
** Speaking of Sesame Street, "Lionsgategate," after Lionsgate started removing Sesame Street clips from [[YouTube]].{{context|reason=How is this a scandal?}}
* [[Stephen Colbert]] on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' referred to Michelle Obama shaking the hand of Indonesia's Health Minister as "Handergate."
* In the mid-1990s, ''[[Eastenders]]'' ran a storyline nicknamed "Sharongate," whereby Sharon confessed to cheating on one of the infamous Mitchell brothers with the other brother.
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', a [[Sleazy Politician]] invented a sex scandal with Leslie in order to divert attention from the far more embarrassing sex scandal which he was actually involved in. Eventually, Leslie challenges him to provide proof of their affair on TV and he claims she has a mole in her buttocks. After a very fed-up Leslie shows her butt to the reporter, said reporter terms it "no mole-gate".
* In the first season of ''[[Glee]]'', the Glee Clubbers sometimes referred to their "first scandal"—Quinn getting pregnant—as "Babygate".
== Newspaper Comics ==
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* Elevatorgate: The reaction among the Internet atheist community to Rebecca Watson complaining that a man hit on her in the elevator. Made more interesting by the fact that although such people as P.Z. Myers were on her side, [[Richard Dawkins]] was ''not''.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Derpygate:]] The reaction to character changes affecting a certain [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] in her debut episode led to complaints from the fan community.
* Elsagate: An umbrella term for unauthorised portrayals of popular children's characters in mature situations being passed off as children's videos, named after the deuteragonist of the 2013 animated musical ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]''. One popular variation of this is a [[Crossover Ship]] of [[Spider-Man]] and Elsa in various bizarre and sometimes disturbing scenarios.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* [[NPR]]-gate: NPR fired one of its longtime members, Juan Williams, for saying that he "felt uncomfortable" if he was on a plane with a devout Muslim.
* [[Fox News]] christened [[Sarah Palin]] being booed by an audience member at a taping of ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' "Boo-Gate."
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605110901/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/16/crackergate
* "GatesGate" was the name given to the scandal involving the arrest for disorderly conduct of (black) Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, who believed that the arrest was the product of racial discrimination and profiling.
* Iraqgate: Anneli Jäätteenmäki, then-Prime Minister of Finland, had acquired secret Foreign Ministry documents relating to the War on Terror in 2003 with the ensuing scandal eventually leading to her resignation.
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* Penngate: Also known as the "Jerry Sandusky Affair" and the "Second Scandal to Rock College Sports, After SMUgate", this ongoing scandal centers on Jerry Sandusky being charged with sexual abuse, as well as a possible cover-up by the university itself.
* Crategate: In 1983 Mitt Romney put his dog on a crate strapped to the roof of his car for a twelve hour car ride.
* Robogate: This one's a Canadian scandal, and was called this by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511021347/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/gerald-caplan/exactly-how-dangerous-is-stephen-harper/article2357089/singlepage/#articlecontent Globe and Mail] to refer to automated messages, or "robocalls" sent out directing voters to incorrect voting areas during the Canadian 2011 Federal election in May. More information on [[The Other Wiki]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocall_scandal here.]
* Bullygate: The MPAA certified an anti-bullying documentary film with an R-rating which was upheld; although more than half the appeals board did think an R-rating was too much for a film with a very important message that should be heard by children, they weren't enough to overturn the rating. That's when the Weinstein brothers, already known as the most vocal opponents of the MPAA, decided the MPAA had finally crossed the line. Eventually, a compromise was reached, and the film is now rated PG-13 with half the F words cut (the other half, all in the key and infamous "bus" scene that contributed to the original R rating, completely intact).
* Panthergate: The New Black Panther Party did acts of Voter Intimidation in Pennsylvania, with the voters they intimidated seen were caucasians. When confronted on the issue, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the Department of Justice, refused to prosecute because he didn't want to prosecute "my people" (his words, in reference to the Black Panthers).
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* [[Repetitive Name|Gate Gate]], a minor example in the UK. A problem with a style of gate led to a minor problem with hikers who struggled walking. It's since long been forgotten by anybody who didn't watch [[Have I Got News for You]].
* [[Gamergate]]: A scandal named after a conflict regarding ethics in gaming journalism.
** It made the waves beyond its initial scope due to quickly becoming a part of much wider "[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-07/not-fascism-nassim-taleb-warns-theres-global-riot-against-psuedo-experts?page=1 Global Riot Against Pseudo-Experts]" in the eyes of both sides involved (to the point where ''UN'' got involved). And turned into a continuous smoldering consumer revolt ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170613211539/http://thisisvideogames.com/gamergatewiki/index.php?title=Main_Page]) in that while some independent check and balance mechanisms appeared, neither the oligopolists nor their ideological allies have capitulated, while due to disproportional fallout now there are enough of "irregulars" to support the "old guard" core.
* "Sharpiegate" 0.1 (Oct 2002): On Monday Night Football in Seattle, Terrell Owens pulled out a 'Sharpie' marker, autographed the ball and handed it to his financial adviser. This started a trend. Ball boys asking for autographs during the game?! <s>Cats and dogs living together?</s> Nov 1, 2017 [https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/925474984272601088 Rich Eisen Show] reveals to those still interested "where exactly did @terrellowens really get the infamous @Sharpie from and who has the football he signed in Seattle that day in 2002".
* "Sharpiegate" 0.2 (Jun 2010): [[Kristen Stewart]] had a little accident with a marker [https://web.archive.org/web/20100627031538/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/lyons_den/b187572_kristen_stewart_i_got_big_blue_mark_on.html five minutes after she arrived] at the [[The Twilight Saga|Eclipse]] premiere, leaving a big blue mark. Some celebrity chasers and [[Fandom Nickname|Twihards]] are upset. Kristen isn't. That's about it.
* "Sharpiegate" 0.3 (Nov 2013): Monroe County has a minor trouble at an election: sharpie markers provided at polling places tend to bleed through the two-sided ballots. Monroe County Election Commissioner [https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/11/05/election-day-decision-time-for-local-voters/3437671/ says] it doesn't cause any hiccups in voting machines because scanner only reads the boxes, which don't coincide.
* "Sharpiegate" 0.4 (Jan 2017): [[Donald Trump]] tweets a photo of himself writing his inaugural address. 2 Twitter activists post it with "#SharpieGate". Nobody noticed, but [[Hilarious in Hindsight]].
* "Sharpiegate" 1.0 (Sep 2019): [https://www.americanoversight.org/how-sharpiegate-turned-a-simple-misunderstanding-into-a-media-frenzy-and-headache-for-noaa-employees Once upon a time], [[Donald Trump]] tweeted about hurricane Dorian danger for Alabama. NWS Birmingham tweeted about lack of hurricane danger for Alabama. NOAA tweeted about inherent uncertainty in predictions of the next week's weather. Trump doodled a worse-case scenario on a hurricane map as an illustration. With a sharpie. [[And That's Terrible]], just like everything Trump ever did, at least according to his detractors. Because drawing on a map handout, per 3 versions most common on Twitter, either: desecrates Science™, bullies bureaucrats, or is a clear sign of insanity. According to emails within NOAA, some didn't even know the map was doodled upon by an outside party, and many of those who did weren't aware it was his, just "someone in WH"; mostly, they were annoyed by the whole thing. Then a Coast Guard rear admiral issued a statement that this was a reference to some of the predictions included in a briefing. Which gave new material to those willing to run in circles — more than one prediction of the next week's already anomalous weather is unthinkable, so this clearly means Trump bullied the admiral, too. Meanwhile, Alabama receives a warning from NWS Birmingham that they expect showers and storms, but "not associated with Dorian", and indeed gets some of those (not the full strength hurricane, however). Then again, a search suggests dangerous storms are not rare in Alabama either way.
** …All of which led nowhere, except lots of low-effort snowclone jokes (draw something ridiculous on a photo) on Twitter, and Trump's campaign people making fun of the press by advertising for "the official Trump marker", which is unlike all other markers.
** The only part of this that might have been an actual scandal (and thus an example of this trope) was the fact that an elected official (to wit, the POTUS) altered an official government report. And even that's a big stretch.
* "Sharpiegate" 2.0 (Sep 2019): Trump signed a section of border fence. [[And That's Terrible]].{{context|reason=How is this a scandal?}}
* "Fartgate": in November 2019 Eric Swalwell's speech was intruded upon (but not quite interrupted) by a characteristic sound… on live TV. And then it turns out the fart jokes are "#bifartisan".
* ZerohGate: in August 2018 (when the Disney attempts at ''[[Star Wars]]'' sequels were consistently crashing, but they didn't give up yet) fan Mike Zeroh either leaked knowledge from an insider, perpetuated a rumour or voiced a pure speculation, that Rian Johnson's trilogy is getting cancelled. Which would be no big deal if it didn't cause a storm in corporate teacup. Rian Johnson tried to dismiss it a little too clumsily ([https://disneystarwarsisdumb.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/mike-zeroh-may-be-smarter-than-bobblehead-rian-thinks/ What’s even funnier is the notion that Rian Johnson would know who Mike Zeroh is at all]) and confirmed they "had a guy keeping an eye on online rumors", Disney shills followed the overreaction, then Rian Johnson deleted those tweets, while Mike Zeroh’s YouTube Channel caught a surge of subscribers, which confirmed that protesting too much and loudly is but one more form of [[Streisand Effect]]. This didn't seem to lead anywhere in itself, but gave more credibility to the accusations of plagiarism.
* GileadGate (Mar - Jul 2020, the term mostly used in French), also known as LancetGate for one odious participant: Gilead Sciences took $70,000,000 of state funds to produce a drug against COVID, which they did. The drug (Remdesivir) apparently is not completely useless, but not a miraculous cure either. But it's patented, thus allows great price gouging (that investment? Oh, uh, it was a gift, or something). Meanwhile a swarm of studies appeared, showing that its major competitor, an old (thus not patented) anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine supposedly doesn't help against the same disease and is even dangerous. And a media campaign smearing the doctor who became famous for using it among the first. Then it transpired that not only those studies had flaws obvious even to non-specialists, they also were done by people with conflict of interests — as in, you guessed it, working for Gilead on other things. Many on COVID-19 Treatment Panel that took those uncritically also turned out to have ties with the corporation in question, including 2 out of 3 co-chairs. "Big Pharma" isn't widely loved and trusted at better times, and this doesn't look good at all.
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