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[–]TheOtherSide 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No, it's taken from the name of the Watergate Hotel, where President Nixson bugged a political opponents room in the '70s. The incident was called "Watergate" by the media. It was a big deal at the time. It is the OP of the suffix "gate". The "gate" suffix has been overused to death since then.

Come up with an original tag line if you want people to think it's not just a conspiracy theory.

[–]seanspeaks[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I apologise I thought you were referencing Pizzagate. Regardless, people relate to "gate", its here to stay.