What legitimacy can be given to the 'Pizzagate' theory?

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9 years ago

I am curious. I am concerned. I am American. I want proof of evidence, or proof of false evidence. I feel something this profound affects a lot of people. I don't want to be a catalyst in 'conspiracy propaganda' but I need to know if any truly un-biased and credible experts have weighed in?

Wikipedia has it listed as 'Debunked' and a google search returns this as a headline article:

"The malicious spread of fake news online had very real consequences on Sunday, when a 28-year-old North Carolina man—inspired by an outrageous conspiracy theory known as "Pizzagate"—walked into a popular Washington, D.C. pizzeria and fired several shots from an AR-15."

from the esquire.com

Every link on the first page of search results is demanding that it is 'fake', 'debunked', etc. But how is it debunked? Why is it debunked? Why is there a die-hard following on reddit.com and voat.co pushing for it to be acknowledged? Is that the 'hive-mind' at work?

I am just looking for answers and thoughts. Thank you.

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