Does thesmokinggun.com use cookies?

thesmokinggun.com uses 6 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

Does thesmokinggun.com use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on thesmokinggun.com. Since the site sets non-essential cookies or loads third-party trackers, it may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy prior-consent requirements.

Which third-party trackers does thesmokinggun.com use?

thesmokinggun.com loads 32 third-party requests from 8 vendors, including Magnite, Cloudflare Inc., Meta, Meta Platforms, Inc., X Corp (Twitter).

How many marketing and analytics cookies does thesmokinggun.com set?

thesmokinggun.com sets 0 marketing and 5 analytics cookies, alongside 1 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

thesmokinggun.com

Item: thesmokinggun.com
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https://thesmokinggun.com

Last scanned Jul 6, 2026

A cookie scan of thesmokinggun.com conducted on July 6, 2026 found 6 cookies and 32 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 3 pages across 3 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 32 third-party requests from 8 vendors, which require prior consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

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None detected

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6 cookies detected: 1 necessary, 5 analytics, 0 marketing

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__utmz	.thesmokinggun.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	177 d	–	–	1st
cf_clearance	.thesmokinggun.com	Necessary	Cloudflare	359 d	✓	✓	1st

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32 requests detected from 8 vendors: Magnite, Cloudflare Inc., Meta, Meta Platforms, Inc., X Corp (Twitter)...

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Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Magnite	Advertising	script	ads.rubiconproject.com
Cloudflare Inc.	Analytics	script	static.cloudflareinsights.com
Meta	Essential	script	static.xx.fbcdn.net
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
Meta Platforms, Inc.	Marketing	iframe	www.facebook.com
X Corp (Twitter)	Marketing	script	platform.twitter.com
Google	Other	script	ssl.google-analytics.com
Expa	Social	script	platform.stumbleupon.com
Oracle	Social	script	s7.addthis.com