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|image_caption=The [[Comet Ping Pong]] on [[Connecticut Avenue]] in [[Chevy Chase]], [[Washington, D.C.]]
 
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|description=Important conspiracy in the [[US/2016 Presidential election]] campaign.
 
|description=Important conspiracy in the [[US/2016 Presidential election]] campaign.
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According to [[Wikipedia]], '''Pizzagate''' is a "[[discredited and disproven]]" [[conspiracy theory]] that came to prominence during the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory</ref> It alleged that high ranking Democratic Party officials were affiliated with an alleged [[human trafficking]] and [[Child trafficking|child sex ring]], that was run out of restaurants and retail businesses in the DC area.<ref>https://www.eater.com/2016/11/7/13553878/comet-ping-pong-conspiracy-theory</ref>
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'''"Pizzagate"''' as a term emerged with the release of [[John Podesta]]'s e-mails by [[Wikileaks]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230117043809/https://pizzagate.wiki/</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2023.01.18-023914/https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/93n9su/why_arent_the_podesta_emails_a_bigger_deal/</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2017.07.07-151717/https://twitter.com/johnpodesta/status/883339840217128960</ref> which contained some unusual references to pizza, among other things.<ref>"The realtor found a handkerchief (I think it has a map that seems pizza-related.  Is it yorus?  They can send it if you want.  I know you’re busy, so feel free not to respond if it’s not yours or you don’t want it." - https://web.archive.org/web/20210902113617/http://www.wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/55433</ref><ref>"Ps. Do you think I’ll do better playing dominos on cheese than on pasta?" - https://web.archive.org/web/20200414012037/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/30613#efmAMaANe?A</ref><ref>"And I thought I’d share a couple more notes: We plan to heat the pool, so a swim is a possibility. Bonnie will be Uber Service to transport Ruby, Emerson, and Maeve Luzzatto (11, 9, and almost 7) so you’ll have some further entertainment, and they will be in that pool for sure." - https://web.archive.org/web/20200408030627/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/46736</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210902064037/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/?q=pizza&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=200&sort=6</ref> When the discussion reached a wider audience a number of aspects of [[human trafficking|human]] and [[child trafficking]] started to be discussed, like the [[Laura Silsby|Laura Silsby case]]. Pizzagate also focused on [[James Alefantis]] (owner of [[Comet Ping Pong]]) and his connection to leaders of the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>https://www.eater.com/2016/11/7/13553878/comet-ping-pong-conspiracy-theory</ref>
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The theory was then "debunked" by the [[Washington, D.C. police]]<ref>https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/</ref> and [[Snopes]].<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizzagate-conspiracy/</ref> ISGP painted the story as "[[disinformation]]" by hinting most pushers of the story were linked to the leaders of [[official opposition narrative]]-stories such as [[Alex Jones]].<ref>https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work</ref>
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A shooting at the '''Comet Ping Pong''' pizzeria a month after the election put Pizzagate in the headlines.<ref>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/5/13842258/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-fake-news</ref><ref>https://wtop.com/dc/2016/12/comet-ping-pong-reopens-shooting-spurred-conspiracy/</ref>
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The {{ccm}} focused in it's reporting on claims that may have been made, but left those aspects that were worth to be investigated and/or even reported about totally on the side. 
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A shooting at the restaurant a month after the election put Pizzagate in the headlines.<ref>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/5/13842258/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-fake-news</ref><ref>https://wtop.com/dc/2016/12/comet-ping-pong-reopens-shooting-spurred-conspiracy/</ref>
  
 
==Official narrative==
 
==Official narrative==
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[[Wikipedia]] writes: "In March 2016, the personal email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chair, was hacked in a spear-phishing attack. WikiLeaks published his emails in Novembe
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[[Wikipedia]] terms Pizzagate a "[[discredited and disproven]]" [[conspiracy theory]] that came to prominence during the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory</ref>
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The theory was then "debunked" by [[Snopes]]<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizzagate-conspiracy/</ref> and the [[Washington, D.C.]] police said there is nothing to it.<ref>https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/</ref>  [[ISGP]] painted the story as "[[disinformation]]" by hinting most pushers of the story were linked to the leaders of [[official opposition narrative]]-stories such as [[Alex Jones]].<ref>https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work</ref>
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[[Wikipedia]] writes: "In March 2016, the personal email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chair, was hacked in a spear-phishing attack. WikiLeaks published his emails in November
 
In 2016, proponents of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory falsely claimed the emails contained coded messages that connected several high-ranking [[Democratic Party]] officials and [[U.S]]. restaurants with an alleged human trafficking and child sex ring. One of the establishments allegedly involved was the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in [[Washington, D.C]]".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory</ref>
 
In 2016, proponents of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory falsely claimed the emails contained coded messages that connected several high-ranking [[Democratic Party]] officials and [[U.S]]. restaurants with an alleged human trafficking and child sex ring. One of the establishments allegedly involved was the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in [[Washington, D.C]]".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory</ref>
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==Shootout==
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On December 4, 2016, [[Edgar Maddison Welch]], fired three shots from an AR-15 at Comet Ping Pong. He surrendered after officers surrounded the restaurant and told police that he had planned to "self-investigate". No one was injured, Welch sentenced to four years in prison. Some think the shooting was a staged attempt to discredit public discussion, Welch himself worked as an actor before.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2625901/</ref>
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==Cover-up==
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After the shootout, [[James Alefantis]] was invited to the [[Megan Kelly]] show mid December [[2016]],<ref>https://ugetube.com/watch/megan-kelly-interviews-comet-ping-pong-owner-james-alefantis-on-pizzagate_LOHXBkpEFGW9p3N.html saved at [https://archive.is/leMei Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://pizzapartyshutdown.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/the-james-alefantis-interview-with-megyn-kelly/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190719064244/https://pizzapartyshutdown.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/the-james-alefantis-interview-with-megyn-kelly/ Archive.org]</ref> after which the {{ccm}} at large started to speak of a "debunked conspiracy".
  
 
==Research==
 
==Research==
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[[ISGP]] claimed the story to have little proof, calling the investigation "silly", mentioning individuals such as Tony Podesta and Anthony Weiner already had a quite nefarious reputation for liking underage children. Most media pushing the story was linked to several previous disinformation campaigns. [[Joël van der Reijden]] pointed to some individuals such Marina Abramovic, Dennis Hastert and Christopher Kloman as particularly suspicious.<ref>https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work</ref>
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[[ISGP]], a go-to source for deep politics, claimed the story to have little proof, calling the investigation "silly", pointing to that individuals such as [[Tony Podesta]] and [[Anthony Weiner]] already had a quite nefarious reputation for liking underage children. Most media pushing the story was linked to several previous disinformation campaigns.  Noticeably, ISGP disproved the code language in Podesta's emails, where food items such as "pizza" and "hot dog" allegedly had a secret meaning.
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Most research in the US media didn't focus on them after Donald Trump won the US [[2016]] Election.  
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However, [https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate the thorough ISGP article] found a number of other truly bizarre connections that were not as easily dismissed. [[Joël van der Reijden]] pointed to some individuals such [[Marina Abramovic]], [[Dennis Hastert]] and [[Christopher Kloman]] as particularly suspicious.<ref>https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work</ref>
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Most research in the US media didn't focus on them after [[Donald Trump]] won the US [[2016]] Election.  
  
 
==People and organisations accused of involvement==
 
==People and organisations accused of involvement==
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*[[Hillary Clinton]], former Secretary of State and presidential candidate
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* [[Wikileaks]]
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*[[John Podesta]], campaign chair
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* [[James Alefantis]], co-founder and owner of the pizzeria
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*[[James Alefantis]], co-founder and owner of the pizzeria
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* [[Carole Greenwood]], co-founder of the pizzeria
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*[[Carole Greenwood]], co-founder of the pizzeria
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* [[John Podesta]], campaign chair
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*[[Alex Jones]], major proponent
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* [[Tony Podesta]], brother of John and appreciator of fine Arts
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*[[Edgar Maddison Welch]], the shooter
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* [[Hillary Clinton]] and her connection to [[Laura Silsby]]
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*[[David Brock]], founder of [[Media Matters for America]]
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* [[Stratfor]] had some suspicious e-mails <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180402030037/https://our.wikileaks.org/Pizzagate</ref>
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*[[Jeffrey Epstein]], associate of the Clintons who was dead three years later
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* [[Alex Jones]], major proponent
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*[[Wikileaks]]
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* [[Edgar Maddison Welch]], the shooter
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*[[Alt-right]]
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* [[David Brock]], founder of [[Media Matters for America]]
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*[[4chan]] [[trolls]]
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* [[Jeffrey Epstein]], associate of the Clintons who was dead three years later
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*[[8chan]]
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* [[Alt-right]]
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* [[4chan]] [[trolls]]
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* [[8chan]]
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==The Finders==
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The general narrative of Pizzagate, especially around localities in Washington DC, has reminded some commentators of the [[Finders cult]] (which was also based in Washington DC).
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==

Latest revision as of 22:52, 11 December 2023

Event.png "“Conspiracy theory”,  Fake news"
Pizzagate (Modified limited hangout,  VIPedophile)  ISGPRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Pizzagate.png
LocationComet Ping Pong
ParticipantsHillary Clinton, John Podesta, James Alefantis, Tony Podesta
Interest ofLiz Crokin, Ben Swann
InterestsStratfor
DescriptionImportant conspiracy in the US/2016 Presidential election campaign.

"Pizzagate" as a term emerged with the release of John Podesta's e-mails by Wikileaks,[1][2][3] which contained some unusual references to pizza, among other things.[4][5][6][7] When the discussion reached a wider audience a number of aspects of human and child trafficking started to be discussed, like the Laura Silsby case. Pizzagate also focused on James Alefantis (owner of Comet Ping Pong) and his connection to leaders of the Democratic Party.[8]

The commercially-controlled media focused in it's reporting on claims that may have been made, but left those aspects that were worth to be investigated and/or even reported about totally on the side.

A shooting at the restaurant a month after the election put Pizzagate in the headlines.[9][10]

Official narrative

Wikipedia terms Pizzagate a "discredited and disproven" conspiracy theory that came to prominence during the 2016 United States presidential election.[11]

The theory was then "debunked" by Snopes[12] and the Washington, D.C. police said there is nothing to it.[13] ISGP painted the story as "disinformation" by hinting most pushers of the story were linked to the leaders of official opposition narrative-stories such as Alex Jones.[14]

Wikipedia writes: "In March 2016, the personal email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chair, was hacked in a spear-phishing attack. WikiLeaks published his emails in November In 2016, proponents of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory falsely claimed the emails contained coded messages that connected several high-ranking Democratic Party officials and U.S. restaurants with an alleged human trafficking and child sex ring. One of the establishments allegedly involved was the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C".[15]

Shootout

On December 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch, fired three shots from an AR-15 at Comet Ping Pong. He surrendered after officers surrounded the restaurant and told police that he had planned to "self-investigate". No one was injured, Welch sentenced to four years in prison. Some think the shooting was a staged attempt to discredit public discussion, Welch himself worked as an actor before.[16]

Cover-up

After the shootout, James Alefantis was invited to the Megan Kelly show mid December 2016,[17][18] after which the commercially-controlled media at large started to speak of a "debunked conspiracy".

Research

ISGP, a go-to source for deep politics, claimed the story to have little proof, calling the investigation "silly", pointing to that individuals such as Tony Podesta and Anthony Weiner already had a quite nefarious reputation for liking underage children. Most media pushing the story was linked to several previous disinformation campaigns. Noticeably, ISGP disproved the code language in Podesta's emails, where food items such as "pizza" and "hot dog" allegedly had a secret meaning.

However, the thorough ISGP article found a number of other truly bizarre connections that were not as easily dismissed. Joël van der Reijden pointed to some individuals such Marina Abramovic, Dennis Hastert and Christopher Kloman as particularly suspicious.[19]

Most research in the US media didn't focus on them after Donald Trump won the US 2016 Election.

People and organisations accused of involvement

The Finders

The general narrative of Pizzagate, especially around localities in Washington DC, has reminded some commentators of the Finders cult (which was also based in Washington DC).

Resources

Earth-Shattering Facts That Would Turn Washington Upside Down
Pizzagate:Disinfo,Truth,New Dutroux,X-Dossiers ties Long analysis of the event by Institute for the Study of Globalisation and Covert Politics


 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
Ben Swann“The story itself was vetted at a higher degree than any other story in the five years that I was working with them, was vetted higher than any other story. Because I chose to self-vet it through the highest levels of editorial control at our station. Which I didn't have to do and I chose to do that because of the sensitivity of the subject matter we were talking about. And so it ran through the highest levels of journalists at that entity, all the way up through news managers, who have had 30-40 years in the business, were looking at it. And when they came back and said was 'yeah this is solid, it's totally solid'. [...] And one thing that I forgot is, there was so much that we couldn't say, so much that we intentionally left out because it was so wild, we couldn't put some of it on TV.”Ben Swann30 January 2023

 

Known Participants

All 4 of the participants already have pages here:

ParticipantDescription
James AlefantisControversial owner of Comet Ping Pong.
Hillary Clinton“Too big to jail”
John Podesta
Tony PodestaBrother of John Podesta
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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230117043809/https://pizzagate.wiki/
  2. ↑ http://archive.today/2023.01.18-023914/https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/93n9su/why_arent_the_podesta_emails_a_bigger_deal/
  3. ↑ http://archive.today/2017.07.07-151717/https://twitter.com/johnpodesta/status/883339840217128960
  4. ↑ "The realtor found a handkerchief (I think it has a map that seems pizza-related. Is it yorus? They can send it if you want. I know you’re busy, so feel free not to respond if it’s not yours or you don’t want it." - https://web.archive.org/web/20210902113617/http://www.wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/55433
  5. ↑ "Ps. Do you think I’ll do better playing dominos on cheese than on pasta?" - https://web.archive.org/web/20200414012037/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/30613#efmAMaANe?A
  6. ↑ "And I thought I’d share a couple more notes: We plan to heat the pool, so a swim is a possibility. Bonnie will be Uber Service to transport Ruby, Emerson, and Maeve Luzzatto (11, 9, and almost 7) so you’ll have some further entertainment, and they will be in that pool for sure." - https://web.archive.org/web/20200408030627/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/46736
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210902064037/https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/?q=pizza&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=200&sort=6
  8. ↑ https://www.eater.com/2016/11/7/13553878/comet-ping-pong-conspiracy-theory
  9. ↑ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/5/13842258/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-fake-news
  10. ↑ https://wtop.com/dc/2016/12/comet-ping-pong-reopens-shooting-spurred-conspiracy/
  11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
  12. ↑ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizzagate-conspiracy/
  13. ↑ https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/
  14. ↑ https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work
  15. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
  16. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2625901/
  17. ↑ https://ugetube.com/watch/megan-kelly-interviews-comet-ping-pong-owner-james-alefantis-on-pizzagate_LOHXBkpEFGW9p3N.html saved at Archive.is
  18. ↑ https://pizzapartyshutdown.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/the-james-alefantis-interview-with-megyn-kelly/ saved at Archive.org
  19. ↑ https://isgp-studies.com/pizzagate#was-it-worth-the-work
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180402030037/https://our.wikileaks.org/Pizzagate
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