Flatlighting

A form of Digitallighting that uses the “Flat Earth” analogy to gaslight targets into believing their ideas are obviously ridiculous. The perpetrator repeatedly compares the target’s position to Flat Earth theory, often in public spaces, until the target begins to feel that they must be missing something obvious. Even when the target’s ideas are well‑supported, the constant association with a stigmatized belief erodes their confidence. Flatlighting weaponizes social conformity to silence dissent.

Example: “Every time she cited peer‑reviewed research, he posted ‘Flat Earth logic.’ After weeks, she started editing her posts more carefully, wondering if she was being irrational—flatlighting, using mockery to undermine certainty.”

Flatlighting by Abzugal April 1, 2026

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flashlighting

When a girl is flaunting her large breasts in a club or bar, a sad man turns the flashlight on his phone and shines it on her protruding cleavage.

Man that bitch is flaunting her huge titties, time for a flashlighting! -OG

flashlighting by Schwinder January 4, 2017

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Flatlighting • Fartlighting • flashlighting • factlighting

Fartlighting

A type of gaslighting, when you fart in public but blame it on someone else and insinuating that they are crazy for thinking otherwise. The "gas" in question here is a fart.

Debbie: *farts*
Kaleb: "Ew Debbie, stop farting!"
Debbie: "Dude, it's been you the whole time. I can't believe you don't notice it. Are you ok? You should see a doctor."
Kaleb: "Really? I'm doing it?"
Susan: "Don't listen to her Kaleb! She's just fartlighting."

Fartlighting by just like honey January 8, 2021