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News: Gunman investigated if Clinton abused children in pizzeria
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Gunman investigated if Clinton abused children in pizzeria
PICTURED: Gunman who stormed into DC pizzeria and fired into the floor as part of his 'investigation' into pizza-gate fake news theory claiming that Hillary Clinton abused children in the basement
- Edgar Maddison Welch walked into Washington D.C. pizzeria armed
- The 28-year-old then fired into the floor as he looked around the venue
- It is the same restaurant targeted by fake news articles during election
- There were claims Hillary Clinton had abused children at the pizzeria
- Welch told police he went there to investigate pizza-gate conspiracy
- He is now in custody and facing weapons and assault charges
- North Carolina native Welch is believed to be an out-of-work actor
- Rumors claimed children were being abused in pizzeria's hidden tunnels
- Owners insist the tunnels do not exist, and insist there isn't a basement
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Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, (pictured) from Salisbury, North Carolina, has been arrested after he walked into pizza restaurant to 'self-investigate' bizarre claims Hillary Clinton was operating a child sex ring in the basement
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A man walked into a popular pizza restaurant with an assault rifle and demanded to know the truth about a pizza-gate conspiracy theory claiming Hillary Clinton had abused children in the basement, police say.
Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, from Salisbury, North Carolina, was arrested and is now facing assault charges after he stormed into Comet Ping Pong in Washington D.C. on Sunday at about 3pm and fired into the floor.
He was pictured walking backwards on the street with his hands on his head as police surrounded him with guns drawn.
Police said Welch told them he was carrying out his 'self-investigation' into 'pizza-gate' - a story widely circulated on fake news sites and forums prior to the election that claimed Clinton had run a child sex abuse ring.
According to eyewitnesses, Welch spent 45 minutes inside the pizzeria where he was said to be looking for the secret tunnels identified in the false news stories.
As a result the restaurant has been the target of numerous threats, forcing the management to bring in extra security.
Sharif Silmi, an attorney who was at the restaurant and witnessed the incident, told DailyMail.com people are now claiming he was a crisis actor who was stationed inside the venue by the government.
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Welch, 28, (pictured) was arrested on the street after he stormed into Comet Ping Pong in Washington D.C. on Sunday at about 3pm armed with the rifle
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Welch left customers and staff terrified when he walked through the front door and through to the back of the restaurant.
Police said he pointed a gun at an employee and threatened them before they were able to escape and notify police. Several customers and employees took shelter in nearby businesses.
Police said the lone gunman then fired one or more shots into the floor, but no one was injured.
Authorities found two firearms inside the restaurant and another weapon in his car parked outside. They said the incident was not terrorism related.
Welch was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
His family in North Carolina appear to have a history in the broadcasting and movie industry.
An IMDB account under the name Edgar Maddison Welch shows he had a small part in the 2009 film, The Bleeding, and was part of the crew in four other productions.
WBTV in North Carolina also reported that a man with the same name ran over a 13-year-old boy while behind the wheel of his car on October 24.
The teenager survived and Welch was not arrested as a result.
He is a Republican supporter, according to voter records.
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Staff at the popular restaurant had received a number of death threats on social media following fake claims that it was the center of a child sex abuse ring run by Hillary Clinton
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Owner of Comet Ping Pong James Alefantis said: 'What happened today demonstrates that promoting false and reckless conspiracy theories comes with consequences.
'I hope that those involved in fanning these flames will take a moment to contemplate what happened here today, and stop promoting these falsehoods right away.'
Man shoots up DC pizzeria after reading fake news article
Police initially said Welch's motive was unclear but many quickly speculated it was related to the pizza-gate election conspiracy.
Following Welch's arrest, police described pizza-gate as a 'fictitious online conspiracy theory'.
The shooting comes just weeks after the pizzeria was swept up in controversy during the presidential election campaign when it became the victim of the fake news story being shared on social media.
Staff at the restaurant received a number of death threats on social media following claims it was the center of a child sex abuse ring run by then Democratic presidential candidate and her campaign chief John Podesta.
Some of the rumors even claimed that kidnapped and trafficked children were being kept in the venue's back rooms and secret basement tunnels where they were being molested.
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Just last week the pizzeria, which also hosts music shows, revealed it was adding more security to is shows following the online harassment
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyZmtT57
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All of this BECAUSE OF FAKE NEWS.
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Stupid people will believe anything they read on the Internet.
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Idiot. These fake news sites breed this stupidity.
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He looks like exactly the kind of guy that takes conspiracy theories and Alex Jones seriously.
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Originally posted by @michael
He looks like exactly the kind of guy that takes conspiracy theories and Alex Jones seriously.
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This is the danger of those fake news sites Trump glorifies. One day, it'll end in a massacre.
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Originally posted by @michael
He looks like exactly the kind of guy that takes conspiracy theories and Alex Jones seriously.
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He forgot his MAGA hat 
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General Michael Flynn, Trump's future National Security Adviser, literally tweeted this fake conspiracy theory a month ago. The person who will be the highest-ranking person on US national security helped spread a fake news story that will result in people's deaths. This is not the real world anymore.
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Honestly, the anti-gun control stance of Donald's administration is lowkey what terrifies me most about his impending presidency. 
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The entropy is real.
Surprised none of the edgy queens have run into this thread to defend him and call him "zaddy."
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Wtf! You could seriously make a story saying Hillary is the dictator of North Korea and people would believe it 
Glad nobody got hurt.
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How assault-rifle wielding conspiracy theorist who stormed DC pizza-gate restaurant to 'rescue Hillary's child sex slaves' gave himself up when he realized they didn't exist'
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The gunman who stormed a DC pizzeria on Sunday to investigate a fictitious pedophile ring run by Hillary Clinton was armed because he wanted to 'rescue the child sex slaves' - but surrendered peacefully when he realized they didn't exist.
Edgar Maddison Welch from Salisbury, North Carolina, made his first appearance in court on Monday, after he walked into the Comet Ping Pong - armed with an AR-15 and a handgun - and opened fire at the floor and walls.
Police later said the 28-year-old told them he wanted to 'self-investigate' fake news articles that suggested the Democratic presidential candidate was abusing children in the basement.
A judge held Welch without bail on assault and numerous weapons charges after prosecutors said he went into the eatery, looked around, and then laid the assault rifle on kegs after realizing there was no evidence supporting what he had read online.
Welch, described in court documents as S-1, said he had read online that Comet was 'harboring child sex slaves and that he wanted to see for himself if they were there', according to prosecutors.
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Cops at the scene say he then stated that Welch was armed 'to help rescue them', but followed officers' orders to get on the ground when he realized they weren't there.
Welch was pictured walking backwards on the street with his hands on his head as police surrounded him with guns drawn. He also had a shotgun and a knife in his car.
According to eyewitnesses, Welch spent 45 minutes inside the pizzeria where he was said to be looking for the secret tunnels identified in the false news stories, which has caused the restaurant to be a target of numerous threats.
Sharif Silmi, an attorney who was at the restaurant and witnessed the incident, told DailyMail.com people are now claiming he was a crisis actor who was stationed inside the venue by the government. Conspiracy theorists attacked him on Twitter when he was interviewed by a local TV station.
On Sunday night, after the gun was fired, Michael Flynn Jr. — the son of incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn — posted messages supporting the conspiracy theory.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4S14u2O5O
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People should be able to recognize fake news/propaganda. Pizzagate, Russia hacks, etc.
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A disaster 
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I'm sure donald trump supporters believed this mess.
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But it does sound like something the Clintons would do.
They are part of a satanic group, just as anyone who succeeds in american politics.
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