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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 pedophile 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…

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Harassment of restaurant owners and employees

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Pizzagate conspiracy theory

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4chaninstance ofconservative journalists and others who had urged Clinton's prosecution over her use of an unrelated private email server spread the conspiracy theory on social media outlets0.80text
8chaninstance ofconservative journalists and others who had urged Clinton's prosecution over her use of an unrelated private email server spread the conspiracy theory on social media outlets0.80text
Redditinstance ofconservative journalists and others who had urged Clinton's prosecution over her use of an unrelated private email server spread the conspiracy theory on social media outlets0.80text
Twitterinstance ofconservative journalists and others who had urged Clinton's prosecution over her use of an unrelated private email server spread the conspiracy theory on social media outlets0.80text
Mike Cernovichinstance ofand was promoted by alt-right activists0.80text
Brittany Pettiboneinstance ofand was promoted by alt-right activists0.80text
Jack Posobiecinstance ofand was promoted by alt-right activists0.80text
Besta Pizzainstance ofThe affair has drawn comparisons with the Gamergate harassment campaign.Pizzagate-related harassment of businesses extended beyond Comet Ping Pong to include other nearby D.C. b…0.80text
three doors down from Cometinstance ofThe affair has drawn comparisons with the Gamergate harassment campaign.Pizzagate-related harassment of businesses extended beyond Comet Ping Pong to include other nearby D.C. b…0.80text
Instagraminstance ofImages of children of family and friends of the pizzeria's staff were taken from social media sites0.80text
claimed to be photos of victims.The New York Times published an article that analyzed the theory's claims on December 10instance ofImages of children of family and friends of the pizzeria's staff were taken from social media sites0.80text
2016instance ofImages of children of family and friends of the pizzeria's staff were taken from social media sites0.80text

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