The 'Internet Hate Machine' refers to a sensationalized 2007 Fox News report that characterized the online collective Anonymous as a dangerous organization. The broadcast famously described the group as 'hackers on steroids' and dubbed the web an 'internet hate machine' fueled by chaos and digital vigilantism. The phrase was quickly adopted by internet culture, particularly on 4chan, where it was reclaimed as a badge of honor and a satirical commentary on the media's misunderstanding of online communities. Today, the meme is used to mock hyperbolic news coverage or to jokingly describe the collective, sometimes overwhelming power of social media outrage and hive-mind behavior.