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Pizzagate

RecordOBS-0639
CategoryGovernment/Cover-ups
StatusDEBUNKED
SummaryPizzagate is a conspiracy theory that claimed high-ranking Democratic officials were involved in a child sex trafficking ring operating out of a Washington, D.C. pizzeria. It emerged from hacked emails released by WikiLeaks and was widely debunked.
OriginOriginated in 2016 on 4chan and Reddit after WikiLeaks released emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman. Users falsely interpreted the phrase 'cheese pizza' as code for child pornography.
Claimed
  • The phrase 'cheese pizza' in Podesta's emails was code for child pornography.
  • Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C. was the site of a child sex trafficking ring.
  • High-ranking Democratic officials were involved in the ring.
Evidence / consensusThe claims are false. No evidence of a sex trafficking ring was found. The pizzeria has no basement, and law enforcement investigations found no wrongdoing. The theory led to a real incident where a man fired a weapon inside the restaurant.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
Pizzagate is a precursor to QAnon, sharing the core narrative of elite pedophilia. It was thoroughly debunked and resulted in criminal consequences.

Sources

  1. QAnon - Wikipedia
  2. QAnon | Meaning, Beliefs, & Conspiracy Theory | Britannica
  3. The QAnon Conspiracy Theory and the Assessment of Its Believers | Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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