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Pizzagate

Pizzagate

Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory developed in November 2016 alleging that a pedophile ring is operated out of a Hillary Clinton-linked venue, the famous Washington D.C. pizzeria Comet Ping Pong. The ring was supposedly run by Comet Ping Pong owner James Alefantis, who posted offensive photos of children on his Instagram, even though he has no children. One depicted a baby girl strapped to a table, another featured Alefantis with two shirtless men wearing a graphic tee that read "I <3 children" in French. Alefantis' brother also posted a photo claiming to be with his favorite "pedo".

Podesta Emails

The theory originated with pizza mentions in leaked John Podesta emails. The theory and purported evidence trended on Reddit. Reddit and Wikipedia have since censored Pizzagate from their sites, brushing it off as a "debunked conspiracy".

Alefantis has reported harassment resulting from what has been described as fake news and claims it is just an urban legend and prank.

Attack on Comet Ping Pong

On Dec. 4, Edgar M. Welch, a 28-year-old from North Carolina, arrived at Comet with a military-style rifle and a handgun.

The police said he fired the rifle inside the pizzeria, hurting no one, and surrendered after finding no evidence to support claims of child slaves being held there.

References

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Citation Linktwitter.comTwitter of Sami Kuisma looking for the truth.
Dec 4, 2016, 9:45 PM
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Citation Linksnopes.comPizzagate explained.
Nov 22, 2016, 8:45 AM
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Citation Linkreddit.comPizzagate went viral on Reddit.
Nov 22, 2016, 8:49 AM
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Citation Linksli.mgThe owner's Instagram has many photos of children.
Nov 22, 2016, 8:56 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comLady Gaga eating Spirit Cooking prepared meal
Dec 2, 2016, 12:20 AM
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Citation Linkgoogle.comWashington Post November 23, 2016 article on Reddit's censorship of a Pizzagate discussion and its CEO changing user comments.The article says the conspiracy theory is false and has been debunkwd by SNOPESand others
Dec 4, 2016, 8:41 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
Dec 2, 2016, 12:21 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comYouTubevideo describing some of the Pizzagate evidence
May 2, 2017, 7:35 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comDefinition on Urban Dictionary from 2010
May 2, 2017, 7:38 PM
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Citation Linkpizzagate.comA website denoting the details of pizzagate
May 2, 2017, 7:38 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA diagram of the conspiracy
May 2, 2017, 7:50 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comJames Alefantis saying he loves children on his shirt
May 2, 2017, 7:50 PM
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Citation Linkyournewswire.comArticle saying Mainstream Media Caught Covering Up Pizzagate
Dec 4, 2016, 8:59 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA VOAT/Youtuber by the name of IsThisGameOfThrones on Alefantis
Aug 5, 2017, 11:59 AM
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Citation Linksteemit.comSome of James Alefantisposts on Instagrampreserved on Steemit.
May 2, 2017, 9:56 PM
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Citation Linkyournewswire.comAn article on Newswire about the keywords used.
Dec 4, 2016, 9:42 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comYouTube video describing some of the Pizzagate evidence
May 2, 2017, 7:35 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA photo where Alefantis claims a $1200 German Baby is overpriced
Oct 25, 2020, 4:53 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA baby strapped to a table captioned "New seating area/procedure for your youngest guests?Hilar."
Oct 25, 2020, 4:55 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comJames Alefantis' brother.Captioned "My favorite pedo"
Oct 25, 2020, 4:58 PM