Headline Roundup December 6, 2016
The Truth about Pizzagate
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A fake news story about a pedophilia ring involving high level Democrats leads an armed man to a D.C. pizzeria. Some, like Lt. General Michael Flynn's son, believe the story to be true until proven false.
Featured Coverage of this Story
Pizzagate, the fake news conspiracy theory that led a gunman to DC’s Comet Ping Pong, explained
Vox
News
How Pizzagate went from the musings of 4chan trolls to the cause for a gunman at Comet Ping Pong.
How an Internet conspiracy theory led a gunman into a DC pizza parlor
Fox News Digital
News
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman may have lost his handkerchief on Martha’s Vineyard one day in September 2014 – and two years later that incident has spawned a convoluted conspiracy theory involving a supposed pedophilia ring run out of a Washington, D.C., pizza joint.
Michael Flynn’s son spars with Jake Tapper over fake 'pizzagate' story that led armed man to go to restaurant
Business Insider
News
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's son sparred with CNN's Jake Tapper on Twitter over the "pizzagate" conspiracy that led an armed man into a Washington, DC, pizza shop Sunday.
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