![snopes.com on Twitter: "“Pizzagate” was a bizarre conspiracy theory that arose in 2016. It claimed Hillary Clinton and her former campaign chairman, John Podesta, ran a child sex ring in the basement snopes.com on Twitter: "“Pizzagate” was a bizarre conspiracy theory that arose in 2016. It claimed Hillary Clinton and her former campaign chairman, John Podesta, ran a child sex ring in the basement](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZpePmsVQAASnCh.jpg)
snopes.com on Twitter: "“Pizzagate” was a bizarre conspiracy theory that arose in 2016. It claimed Hillary Clinton and her former campaign chairman, John Podesta, ran a child sex ring in the basement
Online conspiracy theory turns into real danger after armed man shows up at a Washington pizza parlor - Los Angeles Times
![A Man Has Been Charged With Trying To Burn Down The Restaurant At The Center Of The "Pizzagate" Conspiracy A Man Has Been Charged With Trying To Burn Down The Restaurant At The Center Of The "Pizzagate" Conspiracy](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2019-02/15/12/campaign_images/buzzfeed-prod-web-01/a-man-has-been-charged-with-trying-to-burn-down-t-2-8693-1550252798-0_dblbig.jpg?resize=1200:*)