Collargate

English

Etymology

From collar +‎ -gate.

Proper noun

Collargate

  1. (Internet) A 2025 controversy within the Twitch community involving American streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker, who was accused of using a shock collar on his dog Kaya.
    Synonym: (humorous) Dogtober 7th
    • [2025 October 13, “HasanAbi animal abuse scandal deepens as new alleged evidence emerges about shock collar use”, in The Express Tribune‎[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2026:
      As the footage continues to circulate, HasanAbi has not publicly addressed the latest claims, though the controversy — dubbed "CollarGate" — continues to divide the streaming community.]
    • 2025 October 14, Vishnu Menon, “"There's a setting for vibrate, there's a setting for shock": QTCinederella[sic – meaning QTCinderella] provides details about the dog collar HasanAbi uses”, in Sportskeeda‎[2], archived from the original on 1 February 2026:
      Felix "xQc" has been a prime figure in the analytical side of the CollarGate controversy. Throughout every stage of the drama, he transformed into his "debunker" persona to test the validity of HasanAbi's claim.
    • 2025 October 30, “U.S. Vice President JD Vance comments on Hasan Piker's dog collar controversy”, in The Times Of India‎[3], Mumbai: Bennet, Coleman & Co., Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 February 2026:
      U.S. Vice President JD Vance has become an unexpected voice in the ongoing "Collargate" debate surrounding Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.
    • 2026 January 30, @Awk20000, X (formerly Twitter)‎[4] (post), archived from the original on 31 January 2026:
      xQc, QT, Jynxzi, Sketch, and more do a Collargate prompt in Gartic Phone

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