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A former medical worker, Trent J. Russell, was sentenced to two years in prison for illegally accessing and leaking Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's hospital records during her cancer treatment in 2019. The leaked information, which appeared on 4chan, contributed to an antisemitic conspiracy theory about Ginsburg's death being covered up to prevent a conservative Supreme Court appointment by President Trump.
Internet sleuths have finally identified the real location of "the Backrooms," a popular internet meme and creepypasta. The original photo that inspired the Backrooms lore was traced back to a 2003 blog post about a HobbyTown store renovation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Despite some declaring the trend over, the Backrooms has become a significant part of internet culture, continuing to inspire various forms of media and online content.
The original image that inspired the "Backrooms" trend has been found after more than 20 years. The photo, taken in 2002 at a racecar hobby store in Wisconsin, was posted by user @tjxz_z, revealing the location as 811 Oregon St, Oshkosh. This discovery follows another recent lost media find, the identification of the 80s song "Ulterior Motives." The "Backrooms" image first gained popularity on 4chan in 2019, leading to extensive lore and a forthcoming film by A24.