Hey everyone,
Following the discussion surrounding the GIF that was recently circulated in relation to the LOL SUPERMAN search, new information has come to light that significantly changes the situation.
The user known as “DVDripper,” who originally posted the testimony claiming the file had been recovered from an old computer cache dating back to 2004–2006, has now publicly admitted that the entire story was fabricated. According to their own statement, the GIF and the surrounding backstory were intentionally created as part of a coordinated hoax designed to mislead members of the LOL SUPERMAN search community.
In their post, DVDripper claims that they and a friend, both former users of the shock site heaven666, originally became aware of the LOL SUPERMAN search in 2024. They state that after observing what they believed to be poor research practices and harassment directed at individuals who filmed footage during the September 11 attacks, they decided to deliberately create false leads to divert attention away from real cameramen.
The hoax reportedly began with the fabrication of a fictional individual referred to as “Jay,” described as a supposed television technician from the east coast who allegedly had connections to heaven666. This character, along with the story surrounding him, was created to appear believable within the context of early internet culture and the types of communities that existed around shock media sites during the mid-2000s.
The group also created a fake reference to a video page titled “911-splatterfest-2329.php,” which they claim never actually existed. The numbering was intentionally chosen to make it appear consistent with the type of video IDs used by websites of that era, encouraging researchers to believe the file had been uploaded around mid-2006.
According to DVDripper’s statement, the recently shared GIF itself was produced using modern 3D rendering tools. They claim that a friend with experience in visual effects created a digital recreation of the World Trade Center plaza environment using reference imagery from known 9/11 footage sources. The render was then deliberately degraded to resemble early-2000s digital media by downscaling the resolution, compressing the file using older codecs, lowering the frame rate, and converting the result into a low-quality GIF using period-appropriate software.
Additional steps were reportedly taken to make the hoax appear authentic. These included replicating the visual style of the heaven666 logo, assigning the file a fabricated timestamp from 2006 on an offline computer, and inventing the username “ojayplace73,” which they claim was meant to reinforce the fictional backstory of the fabricated “Jay” figure.
DVDripper states that the goal of the hoax was to waste the time of researchers within the LOL SUPERMAN search community and discourage further attempts to contact individuals who filmed footage during the attacks.
Regardless of the motivations claimed by the person responsible, the key takeaway is that the GIF itself should now be considered fabricated media and not an authentic historical artifact.
As always, the search for lost or undocumented media benefits from careful verification, skepticism, and responsible research practices. Claims surrounding historically sensitive material should be approached cautiously, and it is especially important that individuals who were present during traumatic historical events are treated with respect.
That said, this development does not mean the broader investigation ends here. The show must go on. If anything, this moment highlights the strength and determination within this community. The level of collaboration, curiosity, and persistence that people have shown throughout this search demonstrates just how powerful a motivated group of researchers can be when working together.
Even when a lead turns out to be false, the process of investigating it still teaches us something. Each dead end sharpens our methods, strengthens our skepticism, and ultimately moves the search forward.
The energy and dedication within this community are proof that people still care deeply about preserving digital history, uncovering lost media, and documenting the internet’s past responsibly. That collective effort is something no hoax can take away.
For now, this particular lead can be considered closed. But the investigation continues, and as always, if new credible information emerges, it will be shared here.
— Truthdude // PENTTBOMB