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The 'Pizzagate' Shooter Is Going to Prison
Edgar Welch was given a four-year sentence Thursday after a bogus conspiracy theory led to an all-too-real scare at a DC restaurant.
Drew Schwartz
6.22.17
Conspiracies
Alex Jones Is Very, Very Sorry for That Pizzagate Stuff
One day after Jones apologized for his role in the conspiracy that ended with three bullet holes in the roof of a pizzeria, true believers made their way to DC for a rally.
Mack Lamoureux
3.25.17
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The Pizzagate Shooter Could Face Up to Ten Years in Prison
Edgar Maddison Welch has been hit with a federal weapons charge after he stormed into a DC pizzeria with a military-grade assault rifle to investigate an online conspiracy theory.
Lauren Messman
12.13.16
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