| | The major news organizations have looked into the story and dismissed all allegations as false, [[fake news]] <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/technology/fact-check-this-pizzeria-is-not-a-child-trafficking-site.html|title=Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria as Nest of Child-Trafficking|first=Cecilia|last=Kang|work=New York Times|date=Nov. 21, 2016|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> and not a single law enforcement investigation of the conspiracy has occurred.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZFHLAcG8A Atlanta CBS News Ben Swann does a "Reality Check" on Pizzagate]</ref> However, citizen journalists have attempted to document the allegations surrounding Pizzagate. The hashtag #Pizzagate can be frequently found on [[Twitter]]. Prolific users on Twitter that fuel the Pizzagate tweets are indefinitely banned. Also, the sub-[[Reddit]] r/PizzaGate was banned. This was quickly re-established on [[Voat.co]] as [https://voat.co/v/pizzagate v/Pizzagate]. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A98J_OeCmpQ #PIZZAGATE] remains an active YouTube channel with about 6000 subscribers. | | The major news organizations have looked into the story and dismissed all allegations as false, [[fake news]] <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/technology/fact-check-this-pizzeria-is-not-a-child-trafficking-site.html|title=Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria as Nest of Child-Trafficking|first=Cecilia|last=Kang|work=New York Times|date=Nov. 21, 2016|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> and not a single law enforcement investigation of the conspiracy has occurred.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZFHLAcG8A Atlanta CBS News Ben Swann does a "Reality Check" on Pizzagate]</ref> However, citizen journalists have attempted to document the allegations surrounding Pizzagate. The hashtag #Pizzagate can be frequently found on [[Twitter]]. Prolific users on Twitter that fuel the Pizzagate tweets are indefinitely banned. Also, the sub-[[Reddit]] r/PizzaGate was banned. This was quickly re-established on [[Voat.co]] as [https://voat.co/v/pizzagate v/Pizzagate]. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A98J_OeCmpQ #PIZZAGATE] remains an active YouTube channel with about 6000 subscribers. |
| | On December 5, 2016, Edgar M. Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., traveled to Comet Ping Pong to rescue the victims imprisoned in the basement of the restaurant. He entered the restaurant shortly before 3 p.m. with a rifle and fired it at least once inside, the [[police]] said. Welch demanded access to the basement, which does not exist. Welch was apprehended by the police and charged.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-edgar-maddison-welch.html?_r=0|title=Man Motivated by ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy Theory Arrested in Washington Gunfire|first=Eric|last=Lipton|work=New York Times|date=Dec. 5, 2016 |accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> On June 22, 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pizzagate-gunman-edgar-maddison-welch-sentenced-four-years-prison-n775621|title=‘Pizzagate’ Gunman Edgar Maddison Welch Sentenced to Four Years in Prison|work=NBC News|date=Jun. 22, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref> | | On December 5, 2016, Edgar M. Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., traveled to Comet Ping Pong to rescue the victims imprisoned in the basement of the restaurant. He entered the restaurant shortly before 3 p.m. with a rifle and fired it at least once inside, the [[police]] said. Welch demanded access to the basement, which does not exist. Welch was apprehended by the police and charged.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-edgar-maddison-welch.html?_r=0|title=Man Motivated by ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy Theory Arrested in Washington Gunfire|first=Eric|last=Lipton|work=New York Times|date=Dec. 5, 2016 |accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> On June 22, 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pizzagate-gunman-edgar-maddison-welch-sentenced-four-years-prison-n775621|title=‘Pizzagate’ Gunman Edgar Maddison Welch Sentenced to Four Years in Prison|work=NBC News|date=Jun. 22, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref> |