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Fake News Has Real Consequences

posted by on Tuesday December 06 2016, @12:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-believe-everything-you-read dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 06 2016, @05:00PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 06 2016, @05:00PM (#437840) Journal

    I don't know you - you don't know me - you're just some anon fool on the internet - nothing you say counts.

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    I'm going to buy my defensive radar from Temu, just like Venezuela!
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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @05:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @05:17PM (#437851)

    That's the best online interpretation of puting your fingers in your ears and going "na-na-na-na I can't hear you!" that I've ever read.

    You are a fuckin riot!

  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday December 06 2016, @06:45PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday December 06 2016, @06:45PM (#437934) Journal

    I don't know you - you don't know me - you're just some anon fool on the internet - nothing you say counts.

    As if some nobody named Runaway1956 is any more credible than AC. Or anyone for that matter. Take a note son: We're all nobodies.

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @07:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @07:14PM (#437950)

      > Take a note son: We're all nobodies.

      Speak for yourself son.
      I'm Henry Kissinger.
      I read soylent for the informative geopolitical commentary.
      Runaway1956, VLM, Khallow, TheMighytBuzzard, Jmorris and Bradley13 are some of the most educated and insightful writers I have ever encountered. It is an honor to learn at their knee.

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday December 07 2016, @05:14PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday December 07 2016, @05:14PM (#438421)

        Bark! Bark!
        [wags tail]