[1] Images appearing on thechive.com are selected by staff from searches of both international and domestic websites as well as daily submissions to help promote OnlyFan users.

[1] [2] The Chive gained attention[3] for a series of internet hoaxes[4] that began in 2007 and were reported as true stories by mainstream media outlets.

[16] The next day, The Chive ran a follow-up series of photos revealing the woman's true identity as a hired actress named Elyse Porterfield.

[17] Some news sources suggested the hoax was inspired by the dramatic resignation of JetBlue flight-attendant Steven Slater that took place the day before.

[18] However, the Resig brothers told reporters that the idea for the hoax was conceived about a month earlier at a bar in Santa Monica.