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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: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday December 06 2016, @08:40PM
Dafuq happened to the US, and Dafuq happened to SN?
The news was weird enough, but this thread is insane.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @09:00PM
Just look at the list of people who are believers in the conspiracy.
That tells you everything you need to know.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 06 2016, @09:57PM
"Fake news" is a dangerous phrase being used by the MSM to dismiss anything that goes against the mainstream narrative, regardless of whether it is true or not.
Internet giants are also collaborating to block "extremist" content.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 08 2016, @03:54PM
Yeah, we've been trying to push some sense into the more extreme users here but its hard to tell if anything sticks.