No link, but MSNBC had some white haired guy adamantly claiming that nothing Trump has ever said is true, and that the media has to fact check everything Trump and WH says.
Then I see this story on the Guardian.com:
Ten alternative facts for the post truth world
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/12/post-truth-worst-of-best-donald-trump-sean-spicer-kellyanne-conway
We are # 3 !!
"3. ‘Pizzagate’
Conspiracy theories thrive in the new age of post truth – often with dangerous consequences. In December, a phony report alleging that Hillary Clinton was at the heart of a paedophile conspiracy persuaded 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch from Salisbury, North Carolina, to “self-investigate” the ludicrous claims by firing shots from an assault rifle in a Washington DC pizza parlour. The restaurant, Comet Ping Pong, had been falsely associated with the story, itself comprehensively debunked before Welch’s attack. Death threats were received by the owner and staff, unwitting victims of the so-called Pizzagate allegations. It is worth noting that Michael Flynn, briefly Trump’s national security adviser, had tweeted that the stories connecting Clinton with “Sex crimes w/Children” were a “MUST READ”. As tempting as it is to dismiss fake news as the staple diet of the fringe, it has enthusiastic consumers at the very apex of power...."
I think they are freaking out. They lost Comey, and McCabe is under investigation by Sen. Grassley, even CNN is reporting
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/grassley-mccabe-director/
None of this would be happening if they weren't very concerned, or in my opinion, panicking.
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numbat ago
I don't think the Manchester Guardian article has anything to do with the FBI or paedo investigation its just a list ten things filler piece half of the list probably doesn't relate to a US audience and the rest is there so British people can laugh at yanks.