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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust a reminder how sick and dangerous the Alt. Right is..
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
(47,209 posts)And doesnt shoot it down quickly effectively enough. They get other people riled up and thats all that matters to them. I dont think Trump believes the voter fraud crap or that the wall will help do anything but make his base happy.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,340 posts)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.