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bodthedog ago

Article says:

Hillary Clinton is running a child abuse ring from a pizza restaurant You might want to be sitting down for this one: the Democratic presidential candidate and her campaign chief John Podesta are running a child sex ring from the backroom of the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington.

A dinner party – or a possibly satanic ritual, depending on who you believe – thrown by the performance artist Marina Abramović and a napkin with a “pizza-related” map on it are also involved.

🌟Homeboy Chris🌟 (@TheHomeboyChris) @johnpodesta this Russia conspiracy ain't gonna get you out of explaining your "map that seems pizza related" on a handkerchief. #PizzaGate

December 12, 2016 Given that the fact the restaurant has the same initials as “child pornography” is put forward as evidence by believers, the truly shocking detail of this completely baseless conspiracy theory is that even one person believed it.

Washington gunman motivated by fake news 'Pizzagate' conspiracy Read more Yet in early December, a 28-year-old man was driven to “self-investigate” the reports, wielding an assault rifle at a employee and firing it inside the restaurant. After his arrest Edgar Welch said he “wanted to do some good and went about it the wrong way”. “I regret how I handled the situation,” he added.

That outlandish allegations posted to the online message board 4Chan and Reddit’s “The Donald” thread for Trump supporters could translate into real-world aggression exacerbated anxiety over the impact of fake news.

Certainly there’s no subject it’s more vital that you “self-investigate” only on trusted news networks. Google “Pizzagate” and you’ll find websites such as “Truthlibrary.Info” that promise “all the facts in one spot” with the user-friendly advice: “WARNING: Turn away now if you do not want to be incredibly disturbed. This is real. Pay attention to ‘pizza’ and ‘cheese’ references throughout, as these are highly likely to be code.” (No, I’m not linking to it.)

If you feel strong enough to venture further down this rabbit hole, the Reply All podcast’s summary is excellent.

SpikyAube ago

Makes me feel so sick. They haven't even got a clue what PG is looking into - either that or they are deliberately covering it up. I genuinely think it's for the majority of journalists a case of them being arrogant and lazy and in a bubble and would never even consider suggesting it could be real or should be investigated, because they're worried their friends would laugh at them. It's so depressing to see what the majority are still thinking about this. The media is way too powerful, and people are way too brainwashed.