Pizzagate conspiracy theory
"Pizzagate" is a conspiracy theory that went viral during the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, falsely claiming that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) had discovered a pedophilia ring linked to members of the Democratic Party while searching through Anthony Weiner's emails. It has been extensively discredited by a wide range of organizations, including the Washington, D.C. police.
Proponents of Pizzagate connected Comet Ping Pong (pictured) to a fictitious child sex ring
The pizzeria, Comet Ping Pong, was threatened by hundreds of people who believed in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory
Politics and Prose was among some of the D.C. businesses that were also harassed due to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory
Pizzagate protester
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