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RWW: Jack Posobiec Is Lying About His 'Pizzagate' Past
Jack Posobiec, now a contributor at One America News, played a central role in promoting the so-called “Pizzagate” hoax that resulted in a man entering a Washington pizza restaurant and firing a gun as part of a supposed rescue mission of children whom he had been convinced were hidden beneath the building. Now, Posobiec is trying to rewrite history.
Pizzagate was a hoax that captured the imaginations of right-wing conspiracy mongers online toward at the end of the 2016 election. Proprietors of Pizzagate cited a hodgepodge of hacked John Podesta emails, screenshots of the restaurant’s menu, Instagram posts by the owner, and other random bits to build up the laughably untrue claim that Hillary Clinton and top members of the DNC were sex-trafficking children via an elaborate tunnel system beneath Washington. The conspiracy theory was spread by figures like self-described “New Right” pundit Mike Cernovich, Infowars’ Alex Jones, pedophilia-obsessed conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin, far-right YouTuber Brittany Pettibone, Posobiec and various anonymous users inhabiting the culverts on 4Chan and 8Chan.
In the last couple of weeks, Posobiec has been claiming with increased frequency that he actually “debunked” Pizzagate. He’s now declaring that Pizzagate was a hoax (which is obviously correct) and has accused former Fox News host Megyn Kelly of lying about his role in spreading the conspiracy during a Fox News segment. Posobiec has made his debunking claims for months, but something seems to have inspired him to restate his claims in recent weeks. These recent reiterations have earned him the ire of pundits like Crokin, who still believe the hoax.
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At the height of Pizzagate alarmism, Posobiec went so far as to actually visit Comet Ping Pong, where he was ejected from the establishment for creating a security risk. Later, after the incident with the gunman, Posobiec told The Washington Post he had paid his visit to the establishment because he thought he could “just show it was a regular pizza place.” But watching Posobiec’s stream from the night tells a very different story.
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During the live stream of Posobiec’s visit to the restaurant, he tells viewers that his accompanying friend had “already dialed nine-one” so that they could contact police if the visit went awry and assured viewers not to worry about his safety because he had “backup.”
“We’re going to go in and we’re going to infiltrate Comet Pizza,” Posobiec said.
At one point in the video, Posobiec tells viewers that he’s worried that he and his friend have been “burned” and that an employee may have tried to view his phone screen. Shortly after, Posobiec was escorted out of the restaurant by Washington police. Posobiec alleged that the police had been called on him because the restaurant manager “clearly had something to hide” and called on right-wing smear merchant James O’Keefe: “We need you in here.”
“We saw a secret back room. There were little kids going in and out of this back room, and this is a bar. Since when are kids allowed to be in a bar in the first place?” Posobiec said, apparently having never been to a restaurant where alcohol is served before. “They have a big secret to hide.”.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jack-posobiec-is-lying-about-his-pizzagate-past/
Pizzagate was a hoax that captured the imaginations of right-wing conspiracy mongers online toward at the end of the 2016 election. Proprietors of Pizzagate cited a hodgepodge of hacked John Podesta emails, screenshots of the restaurant’s menu, Instagram posts by the owner, and other random bits to build up the laughably untrue claim that Hillary Clinton and top members of the DNC were sex-trafficking children via an elaborate tunnel system beneath Washington. The conspiracy theory was spread by figures like self-described “New Right” pundit Mike Cernovich, Infowars’ Alex Jones, pedophilia-obsessed conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin, far-right YouTuber Brittany Pettibone, Posobiec and various anonymous users inhabiting the culverts on 4Chan and 8Chan.
In the last couple of weeks, Posobiec has been claiming with increased frequency that he actually “debunked” Pizzagate. He’s now declaring that Pizzagate was a hoax (which is obviously correct) and has accused former Fox News host Megyn Kelly of lying about his role in spreading the conspiracy during a Fox News segment. Posobiec has made his debunking claims for months, but something seems to have inspired him to restate his claims in recent weeks. These recent reiterations have earned him the ire of pundits like Crokin, who still believe the hoax.
<snip>
At the height of Pizzagate alarmism, Posobiec went so far as to actually visit Comet Ping Pong, where he was ejected from the establishment for creating a security risk. Later, after the incident with the gunman, Posobiec told The Washington Post he had paid his visit to the establishment because he thought he could “just show it was a regular pizza place.” But watching Posobiec’s stream from the night tells a very different story.
<snip>
During the live stream of Posobiec’s visit to the restaurant, he tells viewers that his accompanying friend had “already dialed nine-one” so that they could contact police if the visit went awry and assured viewers not to worry about his safety because he had “backup.”
“We’re going to go in and we’re going to infiltrate Comet Pizza,” Posobiec said.
At one point in the video, Posobiec tells viewers that he’s worried that he and his friend have been “burned” and that an employee may have tried to view his phone screen. Shortly after, Posobiec was escorted out of the restaurant by Washington police. Posobiec alleged that the police had been called on him because the restaurant manager “clearly had something to hide” and called on right-wing smear merchant James O’Keefe: “We need you in here.”
“We saw a secret back room. There were little kids going in and out of this back room, and this is a bar. Since when are kids allowed to be in a bar in the first place?” Posobiec said, apparently having never been to a restaurant where alcohol is served before. “They have a big secret to hide.”.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jack-posobiec-is-lying-about-his-pizzagate-past/
I swear if you look up the word "tool" in the dictionary you'd see his picture.
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What he did was completely reckless and it borders on multiple crimes including harassment, stalking, and videotaping others without their permission. Not to mention all the shit he caused with the owner and his employees. At the very least he should have been banned for life.