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Pizzagate Myth 2016

The Pizzagate myth was amplified by anonymous message boards, partisan sites, and some mainstream amplification, producing real-world harm.

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Feb 6, 2026

How did the original 2016 Pizzagate theory form and which investigative steps debunked it?

formed in the final days of the when hacked emails published by were mined on anonymous forums and ordinary references to food were recast as coded signals for a child‑sex ring centered on pizza in . ...

Feb 5, 2026

How did the Pizzagate conspiracy originate and which platforms amplified it in 2016–2017?

began as a set of speculative readings of hacked emails in late October–early November 2016 and coalesced into a viral hashtag and narrative claiming a child-trafficking ring operated from , a Washing...

Feb 5, 2026

Podesta video debunked

A series of viral videos and images purporting to show in criminal or scandalous acts — from festál parties to secret trials at — have been repeatedly investigated and found to be false or misleading...

Feb 4, 2026

How did the 2016 Podesta email leaks get misinterpreted into 'code' claims like 'pizza' or 'cheese pizza'?

The email leaks contained mundane, sometimes oddly worded references to food and social arrangements; those fragments were read as “coded” language by online communities who threaded them into a large...

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