Infohazard

An infohazard is a term that refers to creatures, items, and objects whose anomalous effects trigger when someone knows information about them, refers to them, or describes them. This can be in the form of many different things, such as in SCP-2521's case, where it steals anybody or anything that has or says the number "2521" in reference to its being; in contrast, some infohazards simply kill anyone that knows about their existence. Infohazards can spread digitally or orally.
==Notable examples==
*SCP-579 - Description expunged from all records, due to its infohazardous propertiesEntry Page: 579
*SCP-2193
*SCP-2521 - [DATA EXPUNGED]Entry Page: 579
*SCP-4494 - Appears only when where crime rate is high and law enforcement is weak.
*SCP-4461 - Those who become aware of 4461 are transformed into instances of SCP-4461-A, with those under their command structure becoming affected by increased inefficiency, failure, and catastrophe that grows in severity.
==Meta==
===Appearances===
*Entry Page: 579 - 26 Jul 2008
*Entry Page: 2521 - 24 Jul 2015
*Entry Page: 4494 - 12 Mar 2019
*Entry Page: 4461 - 1 Mar 2020 
==References==
Category:Phenomena