Some links to Q-related items today
AdvertisementThe richest man on Earth and the owner of this platform is casually dabbling with a conspiracy theory that led an unhinged believer to shoot up a DC pizza parlor. pic.twitter.com/pz5UppFK9u
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 28, 2023
it's the year 2023 & Elon Musk is sharing a meme claiming that pizzagate is real
why? because he saw a fake headline from a conspiracy theorist about a guy who never covered pizzagate somehow being *the pizzagate debunker*
the link he shared also makes no mention of pizzagate pic.twitter.com/9NROquYbsv
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) November 28, 2023
I've yet to come up with a good answer to the cost/benefit question of continuing to use this platform. The owner and self-appointed main character is posting Pizzagate stuff, and ultimately our posts are the product for sale here (to advertisers). At what point are we complicit?
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) November 28, 2023
Some in the QAnon community are hyping Elon Musk promoting the false Pizzagate conspiracy theory (basically the precursor to QAnon), with one QAnon influencer writing that Musk "is doing exactly what anons wished for all these years: He's making pizzagate mainstream news." pic.twitter.com/RY8Lwzem14
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) November 28, 2023
sorry if this is controversial but if you think a pedophile/child sacrifice/blood drinking satanic ritual cult is being run from the basement of a restaurant without a basement then you shouldnt be in charge of our defense communications
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) November 28, 2023
It's worth noting that the false claim that James Meek was a "debunker" of Pizzagate isn't original to Elon Musk. It's been floating around since July of this year. One promoter of the false claim is Ron Watkins, the onetime admin of 8chan/8kun who many suspect to be behind "Q." https://t.co/G1ubStIIMk pic.twitter.com/3BsxDLzozS
— Travis View (@travis_view) November 28, 2023
QAnon conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin is elated that Elon Musk is now promoting the PizzaGate conspiracy theory: "He would not be putting a laser pointer on PizzaGate if PizzaGate wasn't real." https://t.co/mwI7XCTDyR pic.twitter.com/dYIZ2pImiD
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 28, 2023
The completely false claim that James Gordon Meek had debunked pizzagate was spread back in the summer by QAnon followers, like this blue tick account.
The New York Post has never published such a story about Meek. It's a totally fake image and a made up headline. pic.twitter.com/jggCguDaaZ
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) November 28, 2023
I talked a little to @BenjaminGoggin at NBC about the owner of this platform embracing Pizzagate memes. Even if he thinks it's just a joke, he's platforming a dangerous and violent conspiracy theory to millions of new eyes.https://t.co/UFKBkDHaZv
— Mike Rothschild (no relation) (@rothschildmd) November 29, 2023
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Bringing out the classics for some giving Tuesday action! pic.twitter.com/mVFcN3YnAa— Lilly Wachowski (@lilly_wachowski) November 29, 2023
Elon’s discovery of pizzagate in 2023 is right on schedule https://t.co/daqM5XEUsD
— Becca Lewis (@beccalew) November 29, 2023
Trump reposted a picture of himself as Santa. pic.twitter.com/nFk9OSxGk1
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 29, 2023
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on November 29, 2023 at 08:00
