Brianna Wu, head of the independent gaming studio Giant Spacekat, was the target of a series of tweets containing death threats on Friday; one published her home address (since redacted). The poster's Twitter account has been disabled.
Wu responded on Friday night with the tweet:
Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal
The police just came by. Husband and I are going somewhere safe.
Remember, #gamergate isn't about attacking women.
GamerGate supporters denounced the threats and "doxxing" against Wu and disavowed the poster. However, several suspected that the tweets were a false flag created by anti-GamerGate forces:
Sun Knight @SunKnightO
@Sen_Armstrong @Spacekatgal @chatterwhiteman It's clearly either a troll or false flag shame that people actually think its legit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @07:47PM
> Google or DDG "Sarkeesian fakes death threats" and you will find whatever evidence there is.
So, none.
As such, no further speculation would be appropriate at this time. [gamerheadlines.com]
> Also, 'extraordinary claim'? There is nothing 'extraordinary' about a social network montage.
I don't even know what a "social network montage" is. But I do know that claiming someone made fake death threats and that she herself then had the FBI investigate is a pretty extraordinary claim.