As the 2016 election season draws to an end, Hillary Clinton, plagued by controversies, has had one major thorn in her side: Julian Assange and his website Wikileaks.

Although Wikileaks has been around since 2006, it has only been a household name in recent time, due to Chelsea Manning and her leaked info, as well as the Podesta Emails, a massive amount of leaked emails from John Podesta, HRC campaign chairman.

Some are hailing Assange and Wikileaks as heroes, while opponents are going as far as labeling them as terrorists.

Assange was born in Australia, in 1971. His life was not stable, as he moved constantly and his parents divorced at an early age.

However, despite all that, Assange taught himself how to program, and in 1987, he formed a hacking group under the name International Subversives.

His group hacked prominent organizations such as the Pentagon, NASA, the US Navy, as well as businesses such as Citibank and Panasonic.

His run would soon come to an end in 1991, after Australian officials tapped his phone line and caught him attempting to hack into Australian Networks.

He was released on good behavior as well as paying a fine, and he soon got into legal computer business, such as giving technical advice to police, and running a website on computer security.

In 1999, Assange registered leaks.org, but that stayed stagnant.

His first major leak is a patent that would create a device that could record people’s phone conversations.

In 2006, Assange finally created Wikileaks, and in 10 years time, over 10 million documents have been leaked. Notable documents include America activity in the middle East, as well as Guantanamo Bay proceedings.

However, in 2010, Assange was charged by Swedish officials on two cases of sexual assault, claims that Assange denies.

He took political asylum in 2012 at the Ecuadorian Embassy in Britain. He has stayed there ever since, leaking documents to the public.

To the US government Assange is nothing but a terrorist. He has hacked into government systems, and released classified information to the public. He is wanted for treason, which could give him a 45 year prison sentence.

During 2015, the British government had officers stationed outside the gates, waiting to arrest Assange if he left the premises. The Ambassador also received a letter saying that the British police forces could invade the embassy and arrest Assange under British law. However, this is illegal, and Britain withdrew.

Under the guise as a journalist, Assange has been releasing information regarding the 2016 elections. But October 16th saw an end to that, with Ecuadorian Embassy cutting off his internet.

Despite this, several safeguards kept the leaks coming, damaging Clinton’s campaign.

Is Assange a messiah, or is he just a terrorist? That matters what side are you on.

Many people, including Libertarians and alt-right Republicans, have been cheering on Assange and his leaks. They believe that the government should not hide information from the American people.

However, other groups, such as the US Government and Secretary of State John Kerry, have labeled him a terrorist, and that they want him arrested for treason and hacking.

No matter the side, it’s undeniable that there is things going on behind the scenes, and these leaks further push the claim.

Assange, as well as other hackers, have promised a “November Surprise” for the Clinton campaign. What this “surprise” is is unknown at the time, but if it promised to be the biggest leak yet, the Clinton campaign may face a troubling last few weeks.