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Fake News Prompts Gunman To 'Self-Investigate' Pizza Parlor (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A rifle-wielding North Carolina man was arrested Sunday in Washington, DC for carrying his weapon into a pizzeria that sits at the center of the fake news conspiracy theory known as "Pizzagate," authorities said Monday. DC's Metropolitan Police Department said it had arrested 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch on allegations of assault with a dangerous weapon. "During a post arrest interview this evening, the suspect revealed that he came to the establishment to self-investigate 'Pizza Gate' (a fictitious online conspiracy theory," the agency said in a statement. "Pizzagate" concerns a baseless conspiracy theory about a secret pedophile group, the Comet Ping Pong restaurant, and Hillary Clinton's campaign chief, John Podesta. The Pizzagate conspiracy names Comet Ping Pong as the secret headquarters of a non-existent child sex-trafficking ring run by Clinton and members of her inner circle. James Alefantis, the restaurant's owner, said he has received hundreds of death threats. According to Buzzfeed, the Pizzagate theory is believed to have been fostered by a white supremacist's tweets, the 4chan message board, Reddit, Donald Trump supporters, and right-wing blogs. The day before Thanksgiving, Reddit banned a "Pizzagate" conspiracy board from the site because of a policy about posting personal information of others. Alefantis, the pizzeria's owner, told CNN, "What happened today demonstrates that promoting false and reckless conspiracy theories comes with consequences. I hope that those involved in fanning these flames will take a moment to contemplate what happened here today, and stop promoting these falsehoods right away."
No one on Slashdot would ever promote right wing conspiracy theories! How absurd...
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Just amazing how cowardly the right is.
I mean your god-damn Pansy Elect was crying on twitter about needing a safe space because his bro was bullied by a bunch of thespians in musical theater.
I have never seen such a fucking wimp in my life.
https://goo.gl/maps/Lvj4ec9pE9...
It's not actually as exciting as it sounds.
Why would you? What ever made you think you could trust a doctor with a computer?
Good point. Wait... then why wold we trust a real estate developer and pyramid marketing purveyor to run a country again?
Someone had to do it.
But . . . Soros.
If he is not an intelligent man... how did he reach the top of his field as he did?
Whatever it is, he certainly put an end to using brain surgeon as a synonym for really smart.
I wonder when a former rocket scientist will run for president.
This is the image he's talking about.
https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/h...
Clearly evidence of a secret pedophilia ring reaching into the corridors of power.
You are welcome on my lawn.