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There have been at least two hoaxes directed at pinning anti-shippers as physically violent. The first hoax was a part of an actual violet act, but the subsequential fallout of the event spread untrue and uncredited theories. In 2017, an [[Undertale]] fanartist attending a [[con]] in Taiwan was gifted cookies by a stranger. The cookies turned out to have needles in them, and the artist was injured but lived, having not swallowed the needles. Though the artist has never actually stated anything about the motive of the stranger, and nothing came out of it in terms of police intervention, a rumor was spread online that it had been an anti-shipper who did it. This was because the artist in question shipped Frisk and Sans from Undertale, a ship many anti-shippers abhor.<ref name=izzzy>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNE4czu9G5s&t=113s The Tumblr Needle Cookie Story], YouTube. Apr 1, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref> Even in 2017, many of those who discussed the event understood that the claims of the assailant being an anti-shipper were unconfirmed. Despite this, people continued to perpetuate the idea that it was an anti-shipper without proof, and the theory still persists, unfounded.

There have been at least two hoaxes directed at pinning anti-shippers as physically violent. The first hoax was a part of an actual violet act, but the subsequential fallout of the event spread untrue and uncredited theories. In 2017, an [[Undertale]] fanartist attending a [[con]] in Taiwan was gifted cookies by a stranger. The cookies turned out to have needles in them, and the artist was injured but lived, having not swallowed the needles. Though the artist has never actually stated anything about the motive of the stranger, and nothing came out of it in terms of police intervention, a rumor was spread online that it had been an anti-shipper who did it. This was because the artist in question shipped Frisk and Sans from Undertale, a ship many anti-shippers abhor.<ref name=izzzy>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNE4czu9G5s&t=113s The Tumblr Needle Cookie Story], YouTube. Apr 1, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref> Even in 2017, many of those who discussed the event understood that the claims of the assailant being an anti-shipper were unconfirmed. Despite this, people continued to perpetuate the idea that it was an anti-shipper without proof, and the theory still persists, unfounded.

{{Quotation|While the "fan's" motives are not 100% confirmed, people are assuming that the motive was hatred of a ship the artist draws. I have not looked into this myself so if anyone can confirm, that would be great, but I have heard that the artist draws Sans/Frisk art. I do not know the nature of this art (one person I've seen said that Frisk is aged up, but, again, that's not something I can confirm), but I have seen some people react violently online to ships of this nature, so I would not be surprised if that was the reason.|source= BabyCharmanderK, both confirming it was only a rumor but spreading the rumor regardless. May 11, 2017<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Undertale/comments/6akpsc/a_fan_literally_tried_to_murder_a_fanartist_over/ A fan literally tried to murder a fanartist over... a ship?], Reddit. May 11, 2017 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref>}}

{{Quotation|While the "fan's" motives are not 100% confirmed, people are assuming that the motive was hatred of a ship the artist draws. I have not looked into this myself so if anyone can confirm, that would be great, but I have heard that the artist draws Sans/Frisk art. I do not know the nature of this art (one person I've seen said that Frisk is aged up, but, again, that's not something I can confirm), but I have seen some people react violently online to ships of this nature, so I would not be surprised if that was the reason.|source= BabyCharmanderK, May 11, 2017<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Undertale/comments/6akpsc/a_fan_literally_tried_to_murder_a_fanartist_over/ A fan literally tried to murder a fanartist over... a ship?], Reddit. May 11, 2017 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref>}}

The second hoax was directed at the [[Voltron]] fandom. A hoax spread that someone had sent the Voltron team cupcakes full of glass because their ship wasn't canon.<ref name=izzzy></ref> There is little to no info on this hoax, and no news articles whatsoever, leaving most discussion of it within social media circles like Tumblr, Twitter, and Voltron's fandom wiki. What the non-canon ship was is unclear, leaving this hoax vague on whether or not it's about anti-shippers or pro-shippers. Depending on the ship it could be either, as some ships were disliked by anti-shippers while others were disliked by pro-shippers (see [[Voltron: Legendary Defender#Controversies|Voltron Controversies]]). Thus, who the hoax was about may depend on the perception of the viewer. The hoax resurfaced in 2021 due to someone on Twitter comparing [[MCYT]]'s fans to Voltron fans.<ref>[https://twitter.com/boybosstommy/status/1353087676174323712 “mcyt has the worst fandom” the voltron fandom served the dreamworks], Twitter. Jan 23, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/theninebishops/status/1391417484423618567 i'm seeing a lot of mcyt slander], Twitter. May 9, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref> Even in 2020 and 2021, people still believe the hoax.  

The second hoax was directed at the [[Voltron]] fandom. A hoax spread that someone had sent the Voltron team cupcakes full of glass because their ship wasn't canon.<ref name=izzzy></ref> There is little to no info on this hoax, and no news articles whatsoever, leaving most discussion of it within social media circles like Tumblr, Twitter, and Voltron's fandom wiki. What the non-canon ship was is unclear, leaving this hoax vague on whether or not it's about anti-shippers or pro-shippers. Depending on the ship it could be either, as some ships were disliked by anti-shippers while others were disliked by pro-shippers (see [[Voltron: Legendary Defender#Controversies|Voltron Controversies]]). Thus, who the hoax was about may depend on the perception of the viewer. The hoax resurfaced in 2021 due to someone on Twitter comparing [[MCYT]]'s fans to Voltron fans.<ref>[https://twitter.com/boybosstommy/status/1353087676174323712 “mcyt has the worst fandom” the voltron fandom served the dreamworks], Twitter. Jan 23, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/theninebishops/status/1391417484423618567 i'm seeing a lot of mcyt slander], Twitter. May 9, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref> Even in 2020 and 2021, people still believe the hoax.