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December 5, 2016

NC Man Arrested After Shooting at D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake "Pizzagate" Story
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In Washington, D.C., an armed North Carolina man was arrested Sunday
after walking into the popular pizza restaurant Comet Ping Pong and then
firing at least one shot. For weeks, right-wing websites have been
spreading conspiracy theories about the restaurant, claiming Hillary
Clinton and other prominent Democrats were running a child sex ring from
the restaurant's back rooms. The fake news story became known as
"Pizzagate." The North Carolina man, Edgar Maddison Welch, told police
he traveled to D.C. to "self-investigate" the story. He has been charged
with assault with a dangerous weapon.


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