N.C. Man Faces Charges For “Self-Investigating” A Fake News Story Involving Hillary Clinton

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Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Sathi Soma via AP)
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Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Sathi Soma via AP)
Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Sathi Soma via AP)

A North Carolina man faces multiple charges for allegedly firing a rifle inside a popular Washington D.C. pizza restaurant that has been the target of fake online news stories.

Police say Edgar Maddison Welch told them he attempted to “self-investigate” the conspiracy theory known as “Pizzagate,” untrue claims that the Clinton campaign had ties to a supposed child sex trafficking ring operating at the pizzeria.

Source: AP

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