“The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The Wall Street Journal found that Instagram allowed accounts that commission and buy underage-sex content to connect and promote content. The report didn’t prove that the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory is real.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.