Fake news brought real gunfire for a DC pizzeria
Dec06
When a fake story claiming DC pizzeria Comet Ping Pong was a front for a child sex ring led by Hillary Clinton, most of us immediately wrote it off as nonsense. Others didn’t. The story spread like wildfire on social media, eventually leading to over a million shares — including one by President-elect Trump’s choice for National Security Advisor, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. The tweet read: U decide – NYPD Blows Whistle on New Hillary Emails: Money Laundering, Sex Crimes w Children, etc…MUST READ! https://t.co/O0bVJT3QDr — General Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 3, 2016 This seemingly-insane conspiracy theory fanned the flames of…
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