Posted on 11/22/2016 8:19:40 AM PST by TigerClaws
“From this insane, fabricated conspiracy theory, we’ve come under constant assault”
Since being featured in a viral fake news story about Hillary Clinton, the owner of a Washington, D.C. pizza restaurant said the threats he and his business have received are “endless.”
A fake story published before the presidential election accused the restaurant, Comet Ping Pong, of being part of a child abuse ring led by Clinton and her campaign chairman, John Podesta, the New York Times reported. The entire story was false.
But in the weeks since the story appeared, restaurant owner James Alefantis has received hundreds of threatening messages and phone calls from people who believed the story to be true.
“From this insane, fabricated conspiracy theory, we’ve come under constant assault,” Alefantis told the Times. “I’ve done nothing for days but try to clean this up and protect my staff and friends from being terrorized.”
The prevalence of fake news on the internet has recently been hotly debated, amid questions about whether the spread of fake news stories might have helped Donald Trump win the presidential election.
Alefantis was a Clinton supporter, but he said he has never met her. The speculation about Comet Ping Pong began when Alefantis appeared in an email to Podesta, discussing a fundraiser for Clinton, the Times reported. Podesta’s email account was hacked and published by WikiLeaks in the months leading up to the election.
The conspiracy theory, dubbed “Pizzagate,” has continued to spread among adamant believers online.
“It’s endless,” Alefantis said.
If you have Netflix, watch WHO TOOK JOHNNY? for a discussion about child abduction and the original ‘milk carton kid’ missing child.
Some very interesting info and speculation assembled here:
http://themillenniumreport.com/2016/11/james-achilles-alefantis-and-his-comet-ping-pong-network/
You may have already seen the lot. This would be more of a primer for those looking to get up to speed on James Achilles Alefantis aka jimmycomet
Looks more like the Rugby dude. Are saying this is JA? Looks like the same ping pong tables...
I don’t know who it is..just saw it on Twitter.
If evidence comes out, we can go forth, but without some massive leak, this all looks kooky.
This article was posted on Washington Times today:
What “looks kooky” is the material posted on Instagram by James and his friends.
Interesting “art” with the little grey alien (AKA demon) on the right hand panel.
Not going to hold my breath.
From my high school French, j’aime is pronounced jem (maybe different vowel sound), but the e is not pronounced.
Look at #28: James at L’Enfant bar & grill. Obviously, he sees the similarity between the words. (I don’t know how to post that post).
I just looked at #51. Didn’t realize what his shirt said, before reading #51. Who owns L’Enfant?
Not to mention the name of the guy who laid out DC, a downtown plaza, a Metro stop and at least a dozen businesses.
The owners of L’Enfant said he was some guy who fought in the revolution, who got fired a lot.
Turns out L’Enfant is owned by two homosexuals. I think the dark haired man in #28 is one of the owners.
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/02/18/boom-time-lenfant/
>> Since being featured in a viral fake news story
Where the political BS Fortune and the MSM have been peddling is “real”?
Katie Reilly, you have no credible “reality” standing.
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