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A general view of the exterior of the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., where The pizzeria vowed to stay open despite a shooting incident sparked by a fake news report that it was fronting a child sex ring run by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Nation Jun 22

‘Pizzagate’ gunman in D.C. sentenced to four years in prison

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The ‘thrill of the chase’ in perpetuating fake news

This election cycle saw its fair share of so-called “fake news.” On December 4, an armed man walked into a Washington, DC, pizza joint, claiming he needed to investigate a story he had heard: that Hillary Clinton and her former…

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The very real consequences of fake news stories and why your brain can’t ignore them

Incidents like the #Pizzagate shooting signify one step in a long, dark trail of real world consequences caused by fake news. Experts explain this history and why these stories are so hard to ignore.

By Nsikan Akpan

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