Geometry Dash's Biggest Cheater Was Finally Caught

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Published 2023-05-25
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A huge cheating scandal has shocked the Geometry Dash community. This is a very interesting story and there are a lot of lessons to be learned. Make sure to go check out the vids below too:

The Impact of SpaceUK Hacking:    • The Impact of SpaceUK Hacking.  
The SpaceUK Hacking Situation:    • The SpaceUK Hacking Situation  
Doggie's video:    • i verified slaughterhouse.  

Thanks to @a1yn @syzzii @vulcanium4 @alexplaysgd @Zeronium @Zoink @Abyssoft for helping me research the game and story.

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All Comments (21)
  • @DoggieDasher
    I appreciate you covering this situation man, you did a great job. I actually didn't know all the details surrounding Kolo's claims, and seeing that demon list moderator's response feels pretty crushing. I remember grinding Acheron for months to be the first victor, just for Space to pick it up and "complete" it within a week. The worst part looking back is that I didn't even feel that disheartened by him beating it, because I saw Space as this guy that was just untouchable, like, I didn't even compare myself to him he's so good. That's how this man was viewed in our community and it's very unfortunate that it took so long for him to get caught.
  • @CrabbyCrab101
    A thing that wasn't mentioned in the video was that Kolo received a lot of backlash for their exposal. It had a terrible like to dislike ratio and a bunch of comments harassed Kolo. It's a shame that Kolo got a bunch of crap for speaking up against a popular person.
  • @minneelyyyy8923
    I love how they specifically force you to record mouse audio so they can verify that the clicks sound on time only to then dismiss someone who pointed out that the clicks sounded wrong.
  • @FurryNonsense
    Its so annoying to see how bias moderators are. They ignore "nobodies" until a "somebody" raises the red flag
  • @Zoink
    As the guy who "competed" with space. The whole situation left me so confused ill never be able to explain in words. Thanks for the video i am glad i could help. Don't mind the [ZBOT] tag next to my name on the pointercrate stats viewer. Its a joke and mockery of space (i swear)
  • @toddtherodgod1867
    What upsets me most, is that when SpaceUK was originally called out to the moderators with video evidence, they didn't even bother to explain properly or talk to the person sending it like they were an equal. They just gave a rude, self important reply of "you are wrong.", as if they are the absolute authority.
  • @Jotto999
    That "you are wrong" was astoundingly rude. Whoever wrote that should be ashamed of themselves.
  • @KlintKaras
    I hope whoever said " you are wrong" wakes up at 2am due to cringe and feeling like an idiot atleast 30 times a year.
  • @Emperor_Creeper
    Can we quickly touch on how that moderator saying "You are wrong 👍" is probably one of the most toxic and horrible things a moderator could ever say? The moderator didn't even explain his reasoning or anything, he just said some snarky sentance and pretty much just ghosted him...
  • @icedcave
    thank you so much for covering this, as the creator of slaughterhouse its hard for me to know the entire verification was a lie and hope a great moment like doggie being the first isnt robbed of anyone in the future as it has before.
  • @benekatop
    The "theft" you talked about in the end is for me the most damaging part of cheating. Be it on Minecraft, GD or any other game, the cheater made players bang their heads into the wall for months or years trying to beat a run or player that doesn't really exist. It affects so many truly passionate people in so many horrible ways that it escapes my comprehension.
  • @railenherman6482
    Kolo and the guy who added the zBot watermark are the true heroes of the story. As a GD player who’s played for many years and am not as on top of the community now, I had no idea it was this bad. SpaceUK is truly a disgusting person for robbing so many legit players of the glory they deserved. Can’t believe he got away with it for so long.
  • @edge3220
    The amount of vindication Kolo must have felt after over a year of knowing the top player was a cheater must have been incredible.
  • @TrickGMD
    As someone who was consistently trying to compete with space for a year, seeing this news was just crazy. All the time and effort myself and others were actually putting in just for one person to barely do anything and reach the spotlight, its just terrible.
  • @kiartoons2010
    Kolo is the absolute king in this story. The mod who rejected him could have easily told others and see if something suspicious was happening, but instead, they just completely ignored it. spaceuk sucks and should have been caught years before.
  • @SludgeYT
    Everything about this whole situation is so infuriating to me. I feel so bad for kolo aswell. And the fact that so many people are just welcoming space back into the community with open arms is so weird. Space stole so much recognition from the people who would've been top 1 if he didn't cheat. Genuinely robbing them of potential revenue.
  • @vadalilmash1875
    Kolo deserves an apology from the moderators “you are wrong👍” no u were wrong “Filled with blatant misinformation and bad data, sorry” god Edit: ok they kinda apologized
  • @zVision_
    As a person very involved in the geometry dash community this exposal was crushing. Yes the history of the game was changed forever, but space made countless friends in the community and he lied to every single one of them for YEARS. Thanks for covering this Karl!
  • @RegalPixelKing
    I hope which ever mod simply said "You are wrong" is no longer a mod. They clearly suck at their job.