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SoSpricyHotDog ago

Agreed... I still check InfoWars.com because they do a pretty good job of riding/aggregating coat tails... but, 15+ years of "See? We broke it here first folks!" and "You heard it here first!" gets a bit tiresome. Like you said, there is never any real follow-through and VERY few actual exclusives that come from IW.

Still a valuable voice to have, but, when lawsuits can scare them into submission so quickly - they seem to tread further and further from the real "fringe" in order to discuss crazy shit like homo frogs, chemtrails and earthquake weapons. If he dumped the same level of faith into these outlandish conspiracies as those based a bit closer to reality, it would be easier to get behind them more often.

V____Z ago

Well, when there is an exclusive, like Joe Biggs, he fires the journalist responsible.

SoSpricyHotDog ago

That's true... but, in AJ's defense, Joe Biggs was canned after he covered that sensationalist "menu" which was heavily rumored to be fake. Oddly enough, I believe this is the exact same menu that the Google search result pages attempt to force us into if you search for "Voat Pizzagate" - adding a bit more suspicion to the "honey pot" aspect of this possible story.

Firing him may have been a bit extreme, I like Mr. Biggs. As well as Mr. Knight (who would do very well if handed the PG baton IMO)

Forgetmenot ago

I never saw anything convincing that debunked the menu. In fact when that menu was discovered everything was blowing up even bigger than the election. I think joe Biggs was fired because that is a narrative they would not be able to control. The menu was almost like a smoking gun.

SoSpricyHotDog ago

My understanding was that it was a text document, with no source, and no method of corroboration. Something that anyone could have created and floated around the web.

Perhaps I am wrong. But, if it was a "smoking gun" why is it never referenced? And why is it blatantly linked to as the main Google search result? They scrubbed the main voat.co/pizzagate/ link for a month or two, but left that live and well? As a smoking gun?

Seems strange no? Especially given that there is apparently some links to very questionable imagery/illegal stuff folded in... seems like a complex honey pot if you ask me. But perhaps I'm being paranoid.

And I'm certainly not speaking from any defensible position - as I was never brave enough to click any of the links in that post.