Authorities seek man in arson fire at 'Pizzagate' eatery
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Source: NBC News
Federal authorities were looking for a man Saturday for questioning in an arson fire at a Washington pizzeria known for being a target of conspiracy theorists.
In 2016, Comet was targeted by some users of Reddit and 4chan discussion groups online who said a child sex ring was being operated out of the business' basement.
The business does not have a basement. Conspiracy theorists posted that readers could uncover a child sex ring in the hacked emails of John Podesta if only one were to replace words like pizza with little girl.
Podesta casually knows the owner of Comet and once mentioned a fundraiser for President Obama at the restaurant. "Pizzagate" conspiracies were widely seen as a prelude to the blossoming of a community of online conspiracy theorists known as Qanon.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/authorities-seek-man-arson-fire-pizzagate-eatery-n963206
The lunacy continues. Here's the suspect's picture:
Link to tweet
KWR65
(1,098 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,190 posts)It's been their tactic all along, and eventually people will know how Trump and Trump Models were involved in trafficking young girls.
SunSeeker
(51,513 posts)KWR65
(1,098 posts)rockfordfile
(8,698 posts)If he's the one, then he's a terrorist.
JudyM
(29,195 posts)The forum hosts found this not to be important news of national interest, as required for LBN OPs. Please repost in GD or DC instead.