Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 In the years after the 2016 #PizzaGate scandal, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube managed to largely suppress (the debunked conspiracy theory) PizzaGate. But now, just months before the next presidential election, the conspiracy theory is making a comeback on these platforms — and on new ones such as TikTok — underlining the limits of their efforts to stamp out dangerous speech online and how little has changed despite rising public frustration. PizzaGate no longer focuses on Mrs. Clinton and has taken on less of a political bent. Its new targets and victims are a broader assortment of powerful businesspeople, politicians and celebrities, including Mr. Bieber, Bill Gates, Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey and Chrissy Teigen, who are lumped together as part of the global elite. For groups like QAnon, PizzaGate has become a convenient way to foment discontent. PizzaGate is reaching a level that nearly exceeds its 2016 fever pitch, according to an analysis by The New York Times. TikTok posts with the #PizzaGate hashtag have been viewed more than 82 million times in recent months. Google searches for PizzaGate have skyrocketed. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/technology/pizzagate-justin-bieber-qanon-tiktok.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage Spoiler Guys PizzaGate is ridiculous and if you believe it, please educate yourself on the many reasons it's an impossible situation in the way that it is being sold by the alt-right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 okay wtf i really didnt think someone was gonna vote "yes" right off the bat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 dude i need you to read your ig dms its serious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Just now, Maleficent said: okay wtf i really didnt think someone was gonna vote "yes" right off the bat Make the poll public another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Just now, malazam said: Make the poll public can i edit the poll lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Whats happening to Pizza Hut? End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabeoz 7,915 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 The amount of people who voted yes already scares me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Okay @the four people who are believers, lets have a discussion about this and see if we can reach some common ground Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsbrenda 2,983 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I would say it’s funny, but it’s alarming how easily people fall for this stuff. Social media is the pits of humanity tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsbrenda 2,983 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 6 people voted yes already? please tell me Gaga fans are not this ridiculously uneducated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Itsbrenda said: 6 people voted yes already? please tell me Gaga fans are not this ridiculously uneducated can a mod pls make this poll public so we can help the people who believe this. i actually think believing this is bad for ur psyche, as it makes u paranoid and is probably a terrifying way to view the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born This Way 1,817 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I don't believe Pizzagate HOWEVER I feel like ever since 2017, MeToo, Jeffrey Epstein, ect. it should be obvious a lot of ****ed up stuff has been happening and there is some rampant p*d*phila and abuse going on that people get away with just because they're rich. I definitely don't believe the political conspiracy theories like Pizzagate. That's right wing theorists making child abuse into something they can gain influence from. I voted no btw. I hope people only voted yes because they don't know the source. Run run with her top down baby she flies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsbrenda 2,983 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Just now, Maleficent said: can a mod pls make this poll public so we can help the people who believe this. i actually think believing this is bad for ur psyche, as it makes u paranoid and is probably a terrifying way to view the world You won’t get any help from them, while there a couple of good ones I have encountered 2 recently who publicly and privately defend a pe*o. That’s why I haven’t been online for a few days.. needed a break from this mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmsamuel 1,593 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 i certainly think that theres a lil truth on it kindest regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 minute ago, BlueHoneymoon said: I don't believe Pizzagate HOWEVER I feel like ever since 2017, MeToo, Jeffrey Epstein, ect. it should be obvious a lot of ****ed up stuff has been happening and there is some rampant p*d*phila and abuse going on that people get away with just because they're rich. This I agree with. But to drag the entire upper-class into it, as PizzaGate believers do, is whacky. I don't believe that everyone associated with Jeffrey Epstein is automatically guilty of anything (e.g. Bill Gates, Naomi Campbell, Chelsea Handler). If your coworker was arrested for p*d*philia, that doesn't mean you are guilty by proxy. tldr, its important to be aware, but don't just buy whatever anyone's selling The reason these conspiracy theory has gained so much transition is because of Trump's "Fake News" narrative--and now everyone thinks the upper class and the media are actively working to hide their crimes (which is ridiculous, the amount of coordination that would require is impossible). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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