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The guardian reports on a sobering event in Washington DC.
US police have arrested a man wielding an assault rifle who entered a pizza restaurant that was the target of fake news reports it was operating a child abuse ring led by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her top campaign aide.
[...] The suspect entered the restaurant and pointed a gun at a restaurant employee, who fled and notified authorities, police said. The man then discharged the weapon inside the restaurant. There were no injuries.
[...] [Police] said the suspect during an interview with investigators revealed that he came to the establishment to "self-investigate" Pizzagate, the police statement said. Pizzagate is a baseless conspiracy, which falsely claims Clinton and her campaign chief John Podesta were running a child sex ring from the restaurant's backrooms.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @03:56PM
So, wait. Are you trying to say that the events described didn't take place? That this more akin to some performance art?
Or you trying to say that commentary isn't news. Any guess why it is appearing on the Guardian's website then?
I also note you are the submitter of the original story. Any possibility your own biases are clouding your judgment on the issue?
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday December 06 2016, @04:24PM
So, wait. Are you trying to say that the events described didn't take place? That this more akin to some performance art?
What events? Did you even look at the first link? It's clearly an opinion piece describing his thoughts on some crap he saw on the interwebs. Are you claiming he didn't see some crap on the interwebs?
Or you trying to say that commentary isn't news. Any guess why it is appearing on the Guardian's website then?
Yes, that's exactly what I am saying. It is clearly labeled an opinion piece in the opinion section. It's on the Guardian website because they have an opinion section.
I also note you are the submitter of the original story. Any possibility your own biases are clouding your judgment on the issue?
Yes, I am biased towards objective reality.