Earlier, someone posted a link to a video where they reproduce a fake messenger conversation with Alefantis.
Here's the thing. Above the Facebook chat box, there are a few icons. When you message someone on Facebook who isn't your friend, the video and audio icons are greyed out, because you can't video call or audio call people who aren't your friends. The icons look like they look in the "faking" video. In the "verification" video, guess what? The icons are not greyed out. For some reason, he can start a video or audio call with this guy who is not his friend (and clearly has pretty high privacy settings).
Try it out yourself. Open a chat box with a friend and a stranger on Facebook. Notice the difference.
He's edited a chat he had with a friend using the method described in the video. He's taking you for a ride. Don't fall for it.
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DiggingforTruth ago
That's intriguing.
If someone is pulling a fast one on something potentially as important as why some of us are here, that's pretty damn sad.
Throwaway24398021 ago
Why do you think he mentions his website (PizzaGateGear) in every video? It's a website dedicated (edit: solely dedicated) to selling things. He's cashing in.
ThePuppetShow ago
Well, if this was me and I actually did get a call from JA, I would probably be panicking for my family and trying to make as much money as possible to at least get my family out of the house.
I dont do facebook anymore, so I won't comment on your find.
unbiased_researcher ago
Thing is, the guy doesn't seem very smart. If it was an elaborate hoax, it was very well done. Meaning CIA-level intelligence is behind it.
Throwaway24398021 ago
How is it well-done? All he would need to do is right-click -> edit element. Anyone who can make an online store would know enough to do that.
That's the entire extent of it. The Google Maps video was a summary of other people's findings anyway and everyone knows uploading then deleting a video will generate buzz.
pizzagatewillnotdie ago
This guy is making a claim that could be libel, and sued in court if he's lying. Selling shirts is a bit on the questionable side, maybe. But how much do you think he'd make selling 100 shirts? Ever tried to sell shirts online, it's near impossible. It's not a get rich quick scheme, or make a bunch of money quick scheme. Nothing wrong with questioning his evidence of the threats, but I don't see the selling of shirts as a reason to immediately discredit his intentions.
I get the disdain for people trying to profit from the investigation. But how is it any different than Reality Calls or David Seaman (arguably some of the best faces for Pizzagate). They literally ask for donations. If you give 20 bucks to either of them for a donation, they get all of it. If you give 20 bucks for a shirt, he might get 3 or 4 bucks. I don't get the separation, in fact, it seems quite a bit less profitable to sell shirts than to directly ask for donations.
Throwaway24398021 ago
And Alefantis could be jailed for years for uttering death threats. Which is more likely? This guy is stupid enough to commit libel, or Alefantis, a man supposedly smart enough to run an entire pedophile ring under the nose of Washington DC, is stupid enough to openly threaten murder?
pizzagatewillnotdie ago
I don't think your comparisons are fair, so I'm not picking one of your options. I don't think Alefantis is running a pedo ring in DC. I think he's probably dirty, but I'm not convinced of a huge organized pedo ring. He could have caught JA drunk, or on a coke binge. Or JA could really just feel untouchable. I'm not ready to take a stance either direction on this yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open.
Throwaway24398021 ago
Assuming £10 profit on a £20 shirt, £1000. Not bad for a day or two's work.
They have reputations, which increases the incentive for them to be honest. Product sales will happen whether or not people trust you.
redditsuckz ago
He says he makes $4 dollars...but he also said he makes no profit in his videos...
I do not know how to make a shirt. I ordered these. I like them. I think yall will too if you can get past the fact that Im profiting $4(less if you count my time and the fact that im storing these in my very limited space).
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1466935/7105009
https://archive.is/9KJwd
And he cant shut down the website because he doesnt run it...
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1479352/7177527
https://archive.is/4YDkJ
pizzagatewillnotdie ago
You don't make 10 dollars profit on a 20 dollar shirt. You ever priced the cost of selling tshirts online through a third party? What he's accusing JA of could ruin him financially for the rest of his life if JA were to sue for libel. I'm not saying I believe for a fact everything he's saying is true, but it seems like a very big risk for a possibly small reward.
DustyRadio ago
This is something I immediately thought of. For God's sake, if someone as creepy and scary as JA was legit telling me he would kill my child and mother and SO, the last thing I would think of is to plug some stupid website that has been up for a minute selling t-shirts about the very thing I was being threatened over- and during the very video I was making telling people how terrorized I was. That is fucking unbelievable.
Investigate1999 ago
It's even worse. He essentially pleaded with us to stop investigating...and then he reminds us of his shirts. I'm surprised that this isn't brought up more in conversations. I asked him about it, too.
starrydust ago
Yeah, and the way he switches emotions so rapidly at the end of the video is... disconcerting. From pleading, almost begging us to not go… to becoming light-hearted and smiling, and in an apparently genuine way. “Check out pizzagategear.com. Look at my shirts.” It just feels so inappropriate.
redditsuckz ago
He would have knowledge of subliminal marketing/advertising...why would someone want to buy a t-shirt from someone all doom and gloom...
Enough experimenting let’s get into the science of smiling and how it applies to making more sales
The same principle applies to sales. If your voice exudes happiness and a smile, your prospect hears, as well as feels it. People like to work with happy people. Why? Because most people are unhappy and if they see you are happy, they want what you got. The fist step for them to get un-unhappy is for them to align with you. Smiles are contagious,
http://www.hardcorecloser.com/2014/01/science-behind-selling-smile/