A chanformant is a portmanteau of the words 4/chan and informant. Mores specifically, it is someone from 4/chan who baits the media with false information into publishing said information as if it were real. Thus, they successfully
Bro no. 1: Hey, did you hear about 'pissgate'?
Bro no.2: Yeah, I can't believe those chanformants successfully duped supposed journalists into publishing that 'pissgate' story and other fake news.
Bro no.2: Yeah, I can't believe those chanformants successfully duped supposed journalists into publishing that 'pissgate' story and other fake news.
by Numero34 January 11, 2017