Meanings
- USgovernmentThe Hunter Biden laptop controversy.
Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi’s flashy revival of Laptopgate hasn’t illuminated much beyond the right’s desperation to salvage something from their October Surprise.
2022 June 12, Alex Shephard, “Why the Right Can’t Quit Hunter Biden”, in The New Republic2 more examples
And Laptopgate is most significant in what it reveals about the contest now on for a suitable post-liberal political regime: a battle that pits the “human” against something more like a “swarm”.
2022 July 12, Mary Harrington, “Musk is becoming a true Caesar”, in UnHerdThe House Oversight and Accountability Committee, now controlled by Republicans who've felt singled out by Big Tech, the IRS or the FBI--in many cases justifiably so--has launched hearings into Laptopgate, for starters.
2023 February 14, “Pots and kettles”, in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Any other controversy involving a laptop.
- A 2008 controversy where Notre Dame had a laptop in the coaching box during a game against Michigan State.
- A 2010 controversy where a school in Pennsylvania remotely activated webcams on school-issued laptops to spy on students.
Origin
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Laptopgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laptopgate
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