Just a reminder how sick and dangerous the Alt. Right is..

[busterbrown]

Can you imagine..that so many actually bought into this?

Many hoping it was true and convinced it was non-fiction. This needs to be revisited!

Pizzagate 2016.... Great piece by Rollingstone on pizzagate


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/pizzagate-anatomy-of-a-fake-news-scandal-w511904

[bettyellen]

1. I think many of them dont care if shit is true- they like saying it- the media repeats their bull

And doesn’t shoot it down quickly effectively enough. They get other people riled up and that’s all that matters to them. I don’t think Trump believes the voter fraud crap or that the wall will help do anything but make his base happy.

[poboy2]

3. The deception is intentional. I have no doubt and also to its desired effect as you state.

[bettyellen]

4. Ive known people to admit it, alls Fair as if it was war.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. It was not clear how many bought into the story.

It was shared/retweeted a lot, but unclear who or what was doing the sharing.

I guess at least one person believed it, and thought he was making a heroic rescue. As I remember the posts from that time, there were many skeptics on DU who did not believe.