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{{trope|wppage=List of scandals with "-gate" suffix}}
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{{quote|'''Webb:''' That must be the biggest scandal since Watergategate.
{{quote|'''Webb:''' That must be the biggest scandal since Watergategate.
'''Mitchell:''' Watergategate? Isn't it just Watergate?
'''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, or Watergategate.''|''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''}}
'''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.
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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* [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|Oreimogate]]: A leakage forced ANN to suspend streaming of Oreimo ''and'' [[Togainu no Chi]] for a few weeks.
* [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|Oreimogate]]: A leakage forced ANN to suspend streaming of Oreimo ''and'' [[Togainu no Chi]] for a few weeks.
* [[Fractale|Fractalegate]]: 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.
* [[Fractale|Fractalegate]]: 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.



== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==