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Soyjak.party
Type of site
Imageboard
Available inEnglish
Country of originUnited States
Owner"Quote" (May 9, 2025–present)
Created by"Soot"
AdvertisingNo
CommercialNo
RegistrationNone (except for staff)
Launched20th September, 2020
Current statusActive
Written inPHP

Soyjak.party is an anonymous English-language imageboard website primarily dedicated to the creating and posting of soyjak images. Launched by pseudonymous 4chan user "Soot" on September 20th, 2020, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including video games, television, anime, sport, technology, politics and art, among others.

Soyjak.party was created as an unofficial continuation of the Question and Answers board on 4chan, and was initially "intended to be a joke", according to the founder, Soot.[1] The website noticeably grew in popularity in late 2021, after 4chan closed its /qa/ board, which, despite its name (Questions and Answers), served as the de facto home of the 4chan soyjak community.[2]

Soyjak.party has often been the subject of controversy, including being linked to the 2025 Antioch High School shooting, and the 2025 4chan hack.[3] Due to the explicit nature of the site, it has been described as a "far-right reactionary imageboard filled with crude racist and antisemitic humor" by the Anti-Defamation League.[4]

Background

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The majority of posting on Soyjak.party takes place on imageboards, on which users have the ability to share images, videos, gifs, audio files and create threaded discussions.[5] As of November 2025, the site's homepage lists 21 imageboards. The site includes a global ruleset, in addition to rulesets based on the topics of each individual board.

History

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The site was launched as soyjak.party on september 20th, 2025, by pseudonymous 4chan user, Soot. The site was an offsite splinter of the /qa/ board on 4chan, launching with only 7 boards initially. Site popularity greatly increased near the end of 2021 as a result of the closure of the /qa/ board on 4chan.[2] As of november 2025 site ownership has changed a total of 5 times between a variety of pseudonymous users.

On November 21st, 2024, the site's domain changed from soyjak.party to soyjak.st for unconfirmed reasons.

Controversies

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Throughout the site's history Soyjak.party has been the subject of numerous controversies including general internet raids, alleged links to mass-shooters and website hacking incidents.

2025 Antioch High School shooting

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In the aftermath of the 2025 Antioch High School shooting, investigators uncovered a virtual diary written by the assailant, Solomon Henderson. Included in this diary were references to Soyjak.party, with Solomon admitting himself to be a frequent user of the site. Due to this, the Anti-Defamation League made references to Soyjak.party in an article about the assailant, describing it as "a far-right reactionary imageboard filled with crude racist and antisemitic humor".[4][6]

2025 4chan hack

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On April 14, 2025 4chan was hacked by an anonymous user with the hack being announced on Soyjak.party.[7] Source code and user logins of those who registered with emails were acquired by the user and leaked online, as well as the deprecated /qa/ board being restored.[8] Among the information leaked about users included the full identity of site staff members and moderators. On Soyjak.party the hacker created a thread in which he documented the attack, alleging, among other things, that he had "admin" level access, the site hadn't been updated since 2016 and the identities of numerous admins.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Spears, Ricky (July 10, 2024). "The Soyjak Party: A Deep Dive into the Meme Culture Phenomenon". Ricky Spears.
  2. ^ a b Weedston, Lindsey (2024-07-12). "The Sad Origins And Redemption Of The Soyjack Meme". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  3. ^ Croft</a>, <a href="/authors/daniel-croft" title="View all articles from Daniel Croft">Daniel (2025-04-16). "4chan 'hack' claimed by rival imageboard Soyjak Party". www.cyberdaily.au. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  4. ^ a b "Antioch, Tenn., Shooter Inspired by Broad Extremist Beliefs and Previous Mass Killers".
  5. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  6. ^ Phillips, John M. (2024-10-30). "Unsound Minds - Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville". Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  7. ^ Cunningham, Andrew (2025-04-15). "4chan has been down since Monday night after "pretty comprehensive own"". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  8. ^ Dellinger, A. J. (2025-04-15). "Internet Cesspool 4chan Is Down After Alleged Hack, Rival Forum Users Claim Credit". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  9. ^ "4chan down, major hack suspected". Cybernews. 15 April 2025.