Senior adviser at HUD spread conspiracy theory that Clinton campaign chairman was Satanist
Source: CNN
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN
Updated 4:39 PM ET, Thu March 8, 2018
(CNN) - A senior adviser at the Department of Housing and Urban Development spread a false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a Satanic ritual, a CNN KFile review of his tweets show.
John Gibbs is a former conservative commentator who initially joined the HUD as the director for Strong Cities and Strong Communities, a program aimed at spurring economic development at the local level.
In August of 2017, Gibbs, a political appointee, transitioned to the role of senior adviser, working in the office of the assistant secretary for community planning and development. In his current role, Gibbs is tasked with developing and implementing efforts aimed at increasing economic development programs for low-income people.
On Twitter, Gibbs made multiple references to a conspiracy theory started by far-right bloggers claiming Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta took part in a Satanic ritual. Tweets from Gibbs, archived on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, show him promoting the conspiracy four times between October 31 and November 5 of 2016, using the hashtag #SpiritCooking. The hashtag originated from an email of Podesta's released by WikiLeaks, which members of the far-right claimed, without evidence, that Podesta was involved in a Satanic ritual that involved bodily fluids.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/kfile-john-gibbs-hud/index.html
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Cordova also claimed Khan, the father of deceased Army Captain Humayun Khan, was paid $375,000 by the Clinton Foundation.
GOP: party of dimwits and know-nothings, bamboozled by a right-wing propaganda machine funded by billionaires. Their only goal: help corporations and billionaires. We will vote in 2018 to stop them.
ck4829
(35,081 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)That feed this. The problem is the propaganda machine, which is funded by right wing billionaires.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Ben Carson is a 7th Day Adventist. We're all devils in their eyes.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)the basement of that pizza parlor.
geretogo
(1,281 posts)poboy2
(2,078 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)You can help fight back:
Tell people to turn off Fox. Get some anti-Fox gear and wear it
Ligyron
(7,639 posts)Those moroons will believe the most ridiculaous shit and now they're official maroons.
TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)We are now living in a world, where such rumors are investigated - which is worse than a normal reaction of just shaking your head and moving on.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-podesta-spirit-cooking/
BTW - breast milk is very good for chai and pancakes. Satan's help is not needed for cooking this .
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Blindingly apparent
(180 posts)Please sue these people for every cent they ever hope to have. It is way past time for these devils to
have to prove their wild claims. Each uncontested bazaar claim makes it easier for the naïve to believe the next.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)glowing globe? That freaked me out.
ck4829
(35,081 posts)This must be the GOOD conspiracy theory, right?
(For the record, both are nonsense)
Behind the Aegis
(53,975 posts)I must know!