The Tab was launched in 2009 by Cambridge students Jack Rivlin, George Marangos-Gilks and Taymoor Atighetchi.
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10 Facts About The Tab
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The Tab was initially funded entirely by its three founders, although it now funds itself through advertising and other investment.
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In early 2010, The Tab ran an April Fools' Day hoax claiming Griffin had been stripped of his degree.
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In November 2010, The Tab released documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act detailing recent disciplinary procedures enacted across the University.
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In June 2011, The Tab published a pilot print edition of 5,000 copies in May Week and another Freshers' Week edition in October 2011.
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Notable scoops for The Tab include Malia Obama's decision to go to Harvard University, and the publication of the memes that got 12 incoming freshmen kicked out of Harvard.
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In February 2017, The Tab Cambridge reported a story about a student member of the Cambridge University Conservative Association burning a £20 note in front of a homeless person.
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In October 2016, a group of University of Nottingham students dressed as a rollercoaster were reported by The Tab to be impersonating The Smiler rollercoaster crash of June 2015.
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The Tab later issued an apology for their story and admitted that they had 'messed up'.
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