List of "-gate" scandals
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List of "-gate" scandals

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Name	Year	Description	Reference(s)

Angolagate (also known as Mitterrand-Pasqua affair)	2008	Arms sales to the Government of Angola by the Government of France between 1993 and 2000.

Beachgate	2017	New Jersey Governor Chris Christie lounged in the sun with his family at a state-owned beach house amid a statewide government shutdown that closed such beaches to the public.

Bebe-Gate	1993, 1997	Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to having an extramarital affair Allegations that Benjamin Netanyahu chose Roni Bar-On for attorney-general to please Arie Deri who was in the corruption trial.

Betsygate	2004	Allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her actually doing any work.

Bigotgate	2010	UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is accidentally recorded calling a party supporter a bigot.

Billygate	1980	U.S. President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally represented the Libyan government as a foreign agent.

Bingogate	1999	A scandal that occurred during the administration of former Premier of British Columbia Michael Harcourt, involving the skimming of charity funds for use by the ruling NDP by MLA Dave Stupich (Premier Harcourt was not involved but did resign).

Biscuitgate	2017	A scandal in Mauritius involving the alleged abuse of power by the speaker of parliament's daughter to sell biscuits to government departments at inflated prices.

Blabbergate	2017	U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly revealed highly classified information to Russia's Foreign Minister and Ambassador, boasting, "I get great intel.

Blobbygate	1994	Lancaster City Council spent £300,000 of taxpayer's money on a Crinkley Bottom theme park which only stayed open for 13 weeks.

Bonusgate	2008	Pennsylvania scandal involving the alleged use of government funds to finance partisan political campaigns.

Bridgegate	2013	Allegations New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration ordered lane closures from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the George Washington Bridge because the Fort Lee mayor did not endorse his reelection.

Brothelgate	2010	The series of events that led to the resignation of the Irish Minister of Defence Willie O'Dea.

Cablegate	2010	In November 2010, WikiLeaks began to release American diplomatic cables from a trove of over 250,000.

Cashgate	2014	The plundering of Malawian government funds by government officials that occurred in 2013.

Camillagate	1992	Following the release of a tape of a telephone conversation between Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles (Duchess of Cornwall since 2005).

Choi Soon-sil gate	2016	South Korean scandal involving Choi Soon-sil's influence over president Park Geun-hye.

Choppergate (1)	2013	An Indian parliamentary investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption involving several senior officials and helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland surrounding the purchase of a new fleet of helicopters.

Choppergate (2)	2014	An Australian political scandal involving Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Bronwyn Bishop flying from Melbourne to a party fundraiser in Geelong in November 2014, at a cost of AUD$5227.

Chinagate	1996	Refers to the allegations of Chinese interference in the 1996 United States elections, and the possible collusion between the Beijing and the Clinton presidential campaign, and the subsequent presidency.

Coingate	2005	The mishandling of Ohio government funds entrusted to Ohio Republican Party operatives, involving rare coin funds

Coalgate	2014	The mishandling of coal field auctions by the Indian government under the UPA-1. The alleged loss was $37 billion.

Corngate	2002	A political scandal in New Zealand in 2002, which involved the suspected release of genetically modified corn seed in 2000.

Dasukigate	2015	The diversion of moneys intended for purchase of arms and armaments for the army in its counter-insurgency war with Boko Haram to things like paying for Dasuki's purchase of real estate property in Dubai and paying a friend's private hospital complex for "offering prayers" for the success of President Jonathan's re-election bid

Debategate	1980	A political scandal in the United States involving the suspicious acquisition of debate preparation documents.

Donnygate	1990s	A political scandal involving expenses fraud by councillors in Doncaster, United Kingdom

Duna-gate	1990	A political scandal in Hungary in 1990, with the communist regime's secret service illegally collecting information on opposition parties.

Elbowgate	2016	Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accidentally elbowed a female MP in the chest in the House of Commons, causing the opposition to accuse him of assaulting her.

Emailgate	2015	In violation of federal security and transparency guidelines, Hillary Clinton covertly used a private email account tied to a server that had been purchased under a pseudonym and installed in her New York basement while she was Secretary of State.

Erdogate	2016	After the publication of a satirical comedy sketch by Jan Böhmermann and Neo Magazin Royale, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed several lawsuits against the comedian, which led the German parliament to decide to discard the antiquated law §103.

Faceliftgate	2017	Controversy surrounding two Donald Trump tweets criticizing Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. Together, the tweets read "I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore).

Fallagate	2007	Political scandal in Guernsey over an attempt to avoid a political conflict of interest over a hospital extension plan.

Fajitagate	2002	In November 2002, three off-duty San Francisco police officers allegedly assaulted two civilians over a bag of steak fajitas (which were mistaken as drugs), leading to the retirement of the chief of police and the firing of his successor.

Fingergate	2015	A video emerged showing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis "making an obscene hand gesture" to punctuate his English-language comments about the financial relationship of Greece and Germany during a lecture which he gave in Croatia in 2013.

Fangate	2014	In a 2014 Florida gubernatorial election debate Governor Rick Scott did not take the stage for seven minutes after learning that his Democratic opponent, former Gov.

Filegate	1998	The illegal possession and scrutiny of 300–900 FBI files by the Clinton Administration without the file subjects' permission.

Gaiagate	2014	Ruinous spending on Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) city hall-owned companies and waste disposal concession contracts by former mayor Luís Filipe Menezes and his cronies.

Garglegate	2010	A radio interview given by Taoiseach Brian Cowen in September 2010, in which many commentators said he appeared to be suffering from a hangover.

Gategate or plebgate	2012	UK political row, when Andrew Mitchell MP allegedly called a policeman a "pleb", after he was asked to use another gate to leave Downing Street on his bicycle.

Gloriagate (also known as the Hello Garci scandal)	2005	An electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and a member of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), with both allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the 2004 presidential election in Arroyo's favor.

Grangegate	2014	A political scandal involving former New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell and a $3,000 bottle of Penfolds Grange.

Gulargate	2013	A political corruption scandal in Azerbaijan involving Member of Parliament Gular Ahmadova.

Guptagate	2013	A political scandal involving South African President Jacob Zuma and the illegal landing of a planeload of guests at the Gupta family's wedding at Waterkloof Air Force Base in South Africa.

Hailgate	2016	Scandal following leaked footage of the Nazi salute used by attendees of a white nationalist conference organized by Richard B. Spencer.

Hairgate	1993	Unsubstantiated allegations surrounding a haircut given to U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Hawaiigate	2016	Outrage in Thailand over Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon's 20.9-million-baht chartered flight to an ASEAN-US defence meeting in Hawaii.

Iraqgate	2003	A Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to Anneli Jäätteenmäki, which helped bring down Paavo Lipponen's government. Later, it also brought down Jäätteenmäki's government.

Irangate or Contragate (also referred to as the Iran–Contra affair)	1980s	The Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran and diverted the proceeds to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

Irisgate	2010	UK political scandal involving an affair by Iris Robinson MP MLA, wife of Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson.

Jurmalgate (Latvian: Jūrmalgeita)	2005	Political scandal in Latvia that involved several businessmen and politicians offering a bribe to a deputee of Jurmala City Council in an attempt to sway the mayor of Jūrmala 2005 elections.

Kazakhgate	2005	Scandal surrounding James Giffen, an American businessman and former advisor of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, who paid US$78 million in bribes to high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure the oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s.

Koreagate	1976	A U.S. scandal involving South Korean influence peddling in the U.S.

Leakgate	2015	An Indian scandal involving the theft and sale of government documents

Lunaticgate	2016	During the 2016 Labour Party leadership election campaign, leadership challenger Owen Smith, in a speech to party members in Hammersmith on 23 August, said "What you won't get from me is some lunatic at the top of the Labour Party", commenting about incumbent Leader Jeremy Corbyn and sparking outrage from many.

Mammygate	2008	Gloria Squitiro, wife of Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser, allegedly called one of her secretaries "mammy". The secretary, Ruth Bates, who is black, sued the city council for discrimination.

Memogate (2)	2011	Controversy surrounding an alleged Pakistani memo seeking the help of the Obama administration in the wake of the Osama bin Laden raid to prevent a military takeover in Pakistan.

Monicagate, Lewinskygate, Tailgate, or Sexgate ("Zippergate", "the Lewinsky scandal")	1990s	Named after Monica Lewinsky, who had an "inappropriate relationship" with the then-U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Muldergate	1979	South African political scandal in which funds were clandestinely diverted by defence minister Connie Mulder for overseas propaganda in support of the apartheid regime.

Namagate	2015	A Northern Irish political and financial scandal in which the First Minister of Northern Ireland allegedly stood to benefit from the sale of a portfolio of loans and properties by the National Asset Management Agency.

Nannygate (1)	1993	A political controversy in the United States wherein the nomination of Zoë Baird and near-nomination of Kimba Wood for U.S. Attorney General were withdrawn due to the hiring of illegal aliens as nannies or the failure to pay taxes for them.

Nannygate (2)	2006	Swedish scandal over the non-payment of employment taxes of nannies and obligatory television fees by members of the Reinfeldt cabinet.

NISgate	2013	South Korean National Intelligence Service manipulated public opinion to promote the ruling party and Park Geun-hye.

Nkandlagate (1)	2009	South African political scandal brought to light in 2009 by Mail & Guardian regarding a multimillion-rand state-funded private home of South African President Jacob Zuma.

Officegate	2001	First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish resigned after it was revealed that while he was a Westminster Member of Parliament between 1987 and 1998 (before the advent of devolution), he sublet his constituency office in Glenrothes, Fife, but failed to ensure that it was registered or that the party issued funds from the income to the House of Commons.

Panamagate	2016	Ongoing political scandals in several countries, associated with the Panama Papers, a leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents that provide detailed information on more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca.	Multinational scandal, involving several countries. See List of people named in the Panama Papers

Pantigate	2014	Controversy surrounding payments by RTÉ after drag queen and LGBT activist Panti accused some anti-LGBT campaigners of homophobia

Pardongate	2001	Controversy surrounding Bill Clinton's pardons of 140 people on his last day in office as President of the United States, including Patty Hearst

Pastagate	2013	Montreal controversy, in which an Italian restaurant was investigated by the Quebec government for using words that do not comply with their language laws, such as "bottiglia", "calamari" and "pasta".

Pastygate	2012	Controversy in March/April 2012 around the taxation by the UK Government of hot snacks such as pasties, where Conservative ministers were said to be out of touch with the eating habits of ordinary people.

Pemexgate	2000	Scandal involving the state-owned oil company Pemex in Mexico in which funds were used to support a political campaign of the presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Penelopegate	2017	Revelation that French presidential candidate Francois Fillon had officially employed his wife Penelope as an aide while a politician, but that it was a fictitious job which she never worked but nonetheless earned over €1 million in public wages.

Petrogate	2008	The name given by the press in Peru to the corruption case involving large amounts of oil. Norwegian mining company Discover Petroleum and state-owned Perupetro are involved, which shocks politicians in Peru and prompts the resignation of cabinet ministers.

Piggate	2015	The name given to the accusation Lord Ashcroft made against British Prime Minister David Cameron, of performing a ritual in which he engaged in sexual acts with a dead pig's head.

Plamegate (also "Leakgate", "CIA leak scandal", "Plame affair")	2005	The revealing, by Robert Novak, of the name of Valerie Plame. Lewis Libby allegedly leaked to the media the identity of a covert CIA agent who worked on WMDs, in retaliation for her husband, Joseph C.

Ponytailgate	2015	A young waitress claims Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key pulled at her hair's ponytail numerous times over several months while visiting the café, even after being requested to stop by her and his wife.

Porngate	2012	Three members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India resign from their offices after accusations that they watched porn during government proceedings.

Pussygate	2016	On October 7, 2016, The Washington Post released a video and accompanying article about Donald Trump and Billy Bush having "an extremely lewd conversation about women" in 2005.

Railgate (also known as the Basi-Virk Affair and the BC Legislature Raids scandal)	2007	Scandal and court proceeding involving influence peddling and abuse of privilege in regard to the sale of BC Rail to Canadian National Railways by the government of British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, the raid of government offices in the provincial legislature building on December 28, 2003.

Rinkagate	1976	UK scandal in which Jeremy Thorpe, leader of the UK Liberal Party, lost his position and his seat in Parliament after being accused of involvement in an unsuccessful attempt to murder an alleged former gay lover.

Robogate	2011	Allegations of widespread voter fraud targeting non-Conservative voters occurring during the 2011 Canadian federal election. Robotic and live calls to voters are claimed to have been made in 200 ridings.

Russiagate	2016	Refers to the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, and the possible collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump presidential campaign, and the subsequent presidency.

Rywingate (also known as the Rywin affair)	2002	A corruption scandal in Poland, which began in late 2002 while the post-communist government of the SLD (Democratic Left Alliance) was in power.

Salmondgate	2018	Scandal involving former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond who had been accused of sexually harassing two female aides in Bute House, Edinburgh.

Shawinigate	1999	Canadian scandal involving then-Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec

Shitholegate	2018	During a meeting with lawmakers about immigration, President Trump is reported to have asked, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”

Squidgygate (also known as Dianagate)	1992	Tape of a telephone conversation between Diana, Princess of Wales and a male friend.

Stormontgate	2005	Allegations of a Provisional Irish Republican Army spy ring operating in Stormont (Home to the Northern Ireland Assembly).

Strippergate	2003	Two separate government scandals and criminal investigations on the West Coast of the United States, both involving state and local politicians, strip clubs and organized crime.

Thulegate	1995	Danish scandal regarding the storage of nuclear weapons in Greenland in the late 1950s and 1960s, in contravention of Denmark's nuclear-free policy.

Toallagate	2001	Scandal in Mexico due to the high cost of bathroom towels (around US$400 apiece) bought for the official residence of the Mexican president.

Taxigate	2005	The second major scandal to rock the Scottish Parliament after its founding; Scottish Conservative Party leader David McLetchie was found to have claimed an excessive amount in taxi expenses (over £11,000) many of which were for party business rather than parliament business.

Traingate	2016	Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn filmed a short video of him sitting on the floor of a packed UK train on a three-hour journey saying he would not pay to upgrade his ticket to business class saying "after all it is the people's money".

Travelgate	1993	Controversy surrounding the firings of White House Travel Office employees at the start of the Clinton administration.

Travelgate (South Africa)	2006	A controversy and resulting court case in South Africa involving Bathabile Dlamini and 13 other African National Congress government ministers who pleaded guilty of fraud after claiming travel benefits amounting to R254,000.

Troopergate (1)	1994	Allegations by two Arkansas state troopers that they arranged sexual liaisons for then-governor Bill Clinton.

Troopergate (2)	2007	Controversy involving New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who allegedly ordered the state police to create special records of senate majority leader Joseph Bruno's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City.

Troopergate (3)	2008	The controversy surrounding allegations that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee for the United States presidential election, fired the state's public safety commissioner, allegedly for not cooperating with her demand that he dismiss her former brother-in-law, a state trooper.	Palin uses the term "Taser-gate", a reference to the allegation that the trooper used a taser on his 10-year-old stepson.

Trousergate	2016	Controversy following a photograph taken of the serving UK Prime Minister Theresa May in The Sunday Times in which she was wearing a pair of brown leather trousers, reportedly worth £1000.

Tunagate	1985	Canada political scandal involving large quantities of possibly spoiled tuna that were sold to the public.

Utegate	2009	Australian political incident in June 2009 around the lending of a utility vehicle ("ute") to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favorable treatment of Grant by the Treasury department.

Valijagate	2007	Venezuelan-American entrepreneur Guido Antonini Wilson arrived in Argentina on a private flight hired by Argentine and Venezuelan state officials carrying US$800,000 in cash, which he failed to declare.

Wampumgate	1995	Controversy around the 1995 rejection of an Indian gambling project submitted by three impoverished tribes in the American northlands.

Watergate	1972–1974	The original "gate" scandal got its name from the Watergate Hotel, where two politically motivated burglaries took place in 1972. The Watergate scandal ultimately led to the resignation of U.S.

Waterkantgate (also known as Watergate an der Waterkant)	1987	A major political scandal in Germany. West German politician Uwe Barschel allegedly issued orders for political rival Björn Engholm to be spied upon, with the aim of bringing tax evasion charges against him; as well as orders to install a bugging device in his own phone to frame Engholm's party, the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Weinergate	2011	U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner's Twitter account linked to an inappropriate photograph.

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Corngate is one of many scandals with "gate", in politics.

final_sentence: Corngate is one of many scandals with "gate", in politics.