Speaking of Pizzagate β¦ BREAKINGπ: "Pizzagate" gunman dies in officer-involved shooting in North Carolina
The man who in 2016 showed up to a popular pizza restaurant with a gun, claiming there were children being trafficked in the basement, died in an officer-involved shooting on Thursday outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, according to authorities
Edgar Maddison Welch was armed when he tried to take action against "Pizzagate," a conspiracy theory that spread during the election cycle of 2016.
It claimed that the New York City Police Department had discovered a child sex trafficking ring in the basement of Comet Ping Pong Pizza in Washington, D.C. The conspiracy theory falsely claimed that the criminal ring was run by operatives from within the Democrat Party.
