“Pizzagate” was a bizarre conspiracy theory that arose in 2016. It claimed Hillary Clinton and her former campaign chairman, John Podesta, ran a child sex ring in the basement of the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D. C.
that “the extent of the recklessness in this case is breathtaking.” He was sentenced to four years in prison.to her past sentencing of sex offenders who distributed images of child sex abuse, repeatedly implying that she had been too lenient. Critics argued that the Republicans’ line of questioning was playing into online conspiracy theory chatter, not too far removed from the chatter that fueled “Pizzagate.” The White House even referred to this as “embarrassing QAnon-signaling smear.
Lopez, German. “Pizzagate, the Totally False Conspiracy Theory That Led a Gunman to a DC Pizzeria, Explained.” Vox, 5 Dec. 2016, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/5/13842258/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-fake-news. Accessed 31 Mar. 2022. “North Carolina Man Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term For Armed Assault at Northwest Washington Pizza Restaurant.” Justice.gov, 22 June 2017, https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/north-carolina-man-sentenced-four-year-prison-term-armed-assault-northwest-washington. Accessed 31 Mar. 2022.
Sprunt, Barbara, and Huo Jingnan. “Hawley’s Attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson Fuel a Surge in Online Conspiracy Chatter.” NPR, 24 Mar. 2022. NPR, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088217548/hawleys-attacks-on-ketanji-brown-jackson-fuel-a-surge-in-online-conspiracy-chatt. Accessed 31 Mar. 2022. “Supreme Court: Who Is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?” Snopes.Com, https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/30/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2022.
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