Scandals
Torn stories about scandals, retold from the forum archive with every statement labelled and sourced.
- Saub777 [2735383] disputes a 30k-plushie scam accusation
Saub777 said CaT_345 [2658556] had accused them over 30k camel plushies. The appeal answered with figures for a much smaller trade and a claim that the accuser had apologized.
Jan 2023 · Scandals
- Arcy accused oraN over an API key, then called the post bait
Arcy alleged oraN had published Arcy's active API key, then described the post as bait. Replies included disappointment, a spelling correction and fruit jokes.
Aug 2022 · Scandals
- Scarley accused Lester_Crest of leaking to Pandemic
Scarley said Murder Hornets had traced a leak to Lester_Crest and alleged that the price was 2k crazy straws. The post promised chain-list and bounty retaliation; the replies supplied mockery.
Sep 2020 · Scandals
- Kingfisher disputes newspaper claims over Cupcakes bots
Kingfisher said bot work for Cupcakes and Pacifists did not involve spying or selling secrets. RavenMorgan3 questioned the access; other replies made cake jokes.
Dec 2025 · Scandals
- Alleged Discord confession fuels a federal-jail dispute
VixyVix [2104762] posted Discord messages presented as an admission that one player had used multi accounts to get another federally jailed. Respondents disputed the purported speaker's credibility.
Jul 2018 · Scandals
- BEAST [2011090] accused staff of corruption over an old jailing
BEAST [2011090] accused staff of corruption over an old account jailing. Torn staff (Admin) bogie [148747] cited multiple-account and RMT offences, then locked the thread.
Jul 2019 · Scandals
- Player accuses rival of sending explicit material to minors; thread gets graved
In June 2018 a Torn player accused another of sending explicit material to minors and running revenge porn; a forum moderator locked the thread same day and suspended the accuser's own account over the risk involved.
Jun 2018 · Scandals
- DUDE says M16 was fedded over a Discord impersonator; forum pushes back
In August 2018, DUDE accused Torn staff of fedding -BC-M16 over a Discord impersonator's antics; other players doubted the story and an officer picked apart the technical claim behind it.
Aug 2018 · Scandals
- Evil-Duck says Torn City Times sells articles; an admin and an officer answer with jokes
In May 2021 Evil-Duck [1182047] posted a "BREAKING NEWS" thread alleging that the Torn City Times charges for articles. It drew feet-themed rate cards, a claimed $18,000,000,000 payment and a request for evidence.
May–Jun 2021 · Scandals
- DUDE posts chat logs as "proof" of staff corruption; the thread mocks it
In February 2018 DUDE [1028023] posted chat logs to argue a chat ban was corrupt. A Torn admin said harsher treatment follows rude behaviour, and other players posted their own chat logs.
Feb–Apr 2018 · Scandals
- Evil-Duck calls the Dirty Bomb "series" a PR stunt; Td3h replies in the thread
In September 2019 Evil-Duck [1182047] posted a breakdown of a run of Dirty Bomb drops and alleged that some were doubtful. Td3h [1785428] and other players replied in the thread.
Sep 2019 · Scandals
- Monarch scam thread: ZOMB13's allegations and KingLion's reply over Nova's money
In January 2025 ZOMB13 opened a thread alleging Monarch leaders had scammed billions. KingLion answered in the thread, and the argument turned to a fedded player's money.
Jan–Feb 2025 · Scandals
- "JFA bullying culture exposed": a karma grudge argued out in the Graveyard
In October 2017 DUDE started a thread accusing JFA of a culture of bullying. Two Torn officer/committee members replied, with jokes and counter-claims about karma. The thread was closed the next day.
Oct 2017 · Scandals
- LavenderLuv's call-out of Elzeothis draws 63 dislikes and an admin's investigation pledge
On 10 Apr 2025 LavenderLuv accused Elzeothis of scamming and bullying. Elzeothis answered with counter-accusations, and Torn staff (Admin) bogie said the alleged multi-accounts would be investigated.
Apr 2025 · Scandals
- 39th Street Healers raid HeLa over a script they say was copied, then stop
In July 2022 Natty_Boh said 39th Street Healers were raiding HeLa over a revive-request script copied from a rival. The raid ended when dat-mule was kicked from HeLa. The thread argued over script ownership.
Mar–Jul 2022 · Scandals
- A signature sold for 80m: DUDE accuses BadZena of scamming, and the thread turns on DUDE
In October 2017 DUDE [1028023] posted a scam accusation over a paid signature. BadZena [1968552] gave a detailed reply, an Admin and an officer weighed in, and the dispute carried into 2018.
2017–2018 · Scandals
- "Dossier leaks" thread accuses two players of scamming and RMT, staff call it a witch hunt
A thread claiming to expose RMT and betrayal from a leaked "dossier" instead turned into a public fight with Torn staff over who was really behind it.
Sep 2025 · Scandals
- The PT leak site goes dark, and the forum argues about who did it
A website critical of the faction PT went dark after what its backers called a denial-of-service attack, sparking a forum fight over whether an in-game grudge had spilled into real life.
2022–2025 · Scandals