see: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1499675
This post is a copy pasta from freerepublic where it was offered a mixed reception in the comments and some fundamental holes are poked in the overall theory, this post makes a statement in the post title . "Tick...Tock...Caught! John Podesta's "Molesta Van" found at center of child trafficking cover-up in Arizona." - Which has been proven incorrect and corrected by the OP thankfully in the body.
Is this why Hillary Clinton was called a "lying killer" by Arizona Governor Brewer? - This is the 2nd half of the title which is totally unsubstantiated and unaddressed.
The post body then discusses two stories, one regarding the vans used by Royal Traveler / Andrew J K and a photo sent to Podesta, most if not all of which was covered off on https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1487301 and contributes nothing further to the story.
And a 2nd story about what appears to be a child trafficking bust in Arizona, which was not documented as such.
While both stories have merit unto themselves, I do not understand the HUGE number of upvoats over 600 at time of writing, making it one of the most popular posts ever put up here. The comments section is also a mess of wild accusations and no further research or substantiating claims. Given that the OP simply copied this story from elsewhere its doubtful that they can add more info to the original story or train of thought in reaching the conclusions.
I am greatly concerned at the apparently success of this weak and potentially inflammatory post about Podesta's 'molesta van' , this is the kind of thing that could easily be used against us. Titan will be running a gofundme soon as they wont be able to get anyone into their vans with a link to that voat post. I have reached out to the mods to at least add flair to this title or help the OP change the title but have not received any response in about 16 hours.
Is it just me or am I missing something?
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Sentastixc ago
A majority of the subscribers are already convinced Pizzagate has a truth to it. So they will be upvoating en masse the threads that seem to confirm this idea. Most subscribers are not here to investigate further. They just want to see their views confirmed.
This medium(voat) is highly imperfect for a community that tries to investigate something. The way the voats work, sensationalism goes before substance.
LostandFound ago
I agree this does appear to be the case, but was not always so. At least not to this extent. Given there are a few people specifically
'WakeUpAndCare'pushing this story VERY hard I am concerned that there is something untoward happening here.@WakeUpAndCare I was in error in singling you out here and should not have done so. Many jumped on the bandwagon pushing this story. My frustration let me down here. The remainder of my sentiments remain the same this is worrying.
Sentastixc ago
Yes, it is very easy for disinformation agents to thrive in such an environment as the one on Voat here and influence the community dynamics.
The only guard against this are the mods. But who are the mods, and are they still the guys we think they are?
MrWaldeck ago
Maybe a good item for the MSM to show how stupid VOAT users are!!! .
My VOAT problem (and others) is that I can't downvote
Sentastixc ago
Yes, I made a post about voat once.
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1469226