Glovegate has to be the single worst fan-made conspiracy ever in the sport. Mainstream media knew full well not to touch it. It didn't even originate with Wilder it was conjured up within the new media among a small but extremely vocal, not to mention toxic, contingent of Wilder fanboys & Fury detractors. It's only become even wonkier since. This should really tell you everything you need to know about it. It was manufactured out of salt & butthurt and weaponized as a convenient post-fight excuse that continues to be latched onto by these same ‘fans’ a year later. It wasn't until after Wilder took the beating he did that this laughable nonsense even emerged and took on a life of its own.
On the night of the rematch there wasn't a single boxing official involved with the fight or any event that occurred during the fight (or even pre-fight) to give this conspiracy theory legs. The ref had no problem with Fury's gloves or his slaps, the commission had already approved the gloves and inspected the wrapping & gloving process, and it was never investigated in any formal or official capacity. Not by the commission that oversaw the contest, not by the sanctioning body involved (WBC), not even independently probed afterwards by Team Wilder. During the fight Wilder and his team never, not once, took exception to Fury's gloves or his slap-boxing tactics. All related conspiracy theories pertaining to Fury's gloves & punching technique were conveniently created after the fight with alternative ‘facts’ having been retrofitted in to suit the narratives being spun.
The ‘glove flop’ phenomenon still being debated in this thread has also been observed historically with several other world class fighters past and present. It isn't unique to Fury at all or even exclusive to his fights with Wilder. Possible sound explanations that don't involve foul play have been given in well-produced multi-part documentaries published by investigative journalists online. Fury slaps often, but again, so do many other fighters. It could simply be down to poor technique or it could be by design to gain an advantage. We don't know and almost certainly never will. He seems to be doing it intentionally but Wilder himself slaps a lot and it's still a foul regardless of intention. While it is an explicit foul per the unified rules (and local athletic commission rules) on paper, it's practically never enforced by referees in sanctioned contests. In practice it's effectively been deemed to be too petty to routinely enforce. Refs seem to generally believe it just isn't going to significantly impact a fight as it's not an egregious foul or anywhere even approaching it.
In reality there is no scandal or controversy. There's no smoking gun to be found and it will likely never be investigated by any party with teeth (any actual authority on the matter). It's been grossly overanalyzed by fans, inspected at a molecular level, rehashed and beaten to death for a year. It's not a Resto redux it's a conspiracy that never gained any traction with the proper respective authorities (NSAC & WBC). They've undoubtedly caught wind of it by now and it was never given the time of day by them. The ‘controversy’ and subsequent drama surrounding the Wilder-Fury rematch exists only in the heads of deluded butthurt fans to try and rationalize what they witnessed unfold. It's literally a fan-created coping mechanism used only to soften Wilder's fall while delegitimizing Fury's impressive performance. There isn't any hard or compelling evidence from either fight to review. All it's been is an embarrassing miserably failed witch hunt with even worse storytelling.