Comet Ping Pong to reopen after gunman incident(01 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC: DECEMBER 6: Signs of support hang on the building at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The business is set to reopen after Edgar Maddison Welch from North Carolina, discharged his assault rifle at the popular Chevy Chase restaurant claiming he was there to investigate a fake news story on the Internet about a child sex ring. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong to reopen after gunman incident(02 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC: DECEMBER 6: Jeremy Koenig, 40, of Washington, D.C., and his son Will, 6, wait outside Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The business reopened after Edgar Maddison Welch from North Carolina, discharged his assault rifle at the popular Chevy Chase restaurant claiming he was there to investigate a fake news story on the Internet about a child sex ring. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong to reopen after gunman incident(03 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC: DECEMBER 6: Signs of support hang on the building at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The business is set to reopen after Edgar Maddison Welch from North Carolina, discharged his assault rifle at the popular Chevy Chase restaurant claiming he was there to investigate a fake news story on the Internet about a child sex ring. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong to reopen after gunman incident(04 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC: DECEMBER 6: Comet Ping Pong owner James Alefantis makes a brief statement outside his restaurant in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The business reopened after Edgar Maddison Welch from North Carolina, discharged his assault rifle at the popular Chevy Chase restaurant claiming he was there to investigate a fake news story on the Internet about a child sex ring. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong - Washington, DC(05 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: People pass by Comet Ping Pong on Monday Decmmber 05, 2016 in Washington, DC. A man identified as Edgar Maddison Welch was arrested Sunday after coming to the restaurant armed. The incident was linked to a series of fake news stories that have been dubbed \'Pizzagate\'. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong - Washington, DC(06 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Jared Peterson leaves a sign outside Comet Ping Pong on Monday Decmmber 05, 2016 in Washington, DC. A man identified as Edgar Maddison Welch was arrested Sunday after coming to the restaurant armed. The incident was linked to a series of fake news stories that have been dubbed \'Pizzagate\'. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong - Washington, DC(07 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: A man walks near Comet Ping Pong on Monday Decmmber 05, 2016 in Washington, DC. A man identified as Edgar Maddison Welch was arrested Sunday after coming to the restaurant armed. The incident was linked to a series of fake news stories that have been dubbed \'Pizzagate\'. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
US-POLITICS-MEDIA-ATTACKS-RESTAURANT(08 of14)
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A sign is seen at the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washingon, DC, on December 5, 2016.\nAn assault rifle-wielding gunman\'s appearance at a Washington pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophile ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news and malicious gossip on the internet. No one was injured when 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch strode into the Comet Ping Pong restaurant, packed with families on a Sunday afternoon, and fired off a round from his AR-15.\n / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
US-POLITICS-MEDIA-ATTACKS-RESTAURANT(09 of14)
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Signs are seen at the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washingon, DC, on December 5, 2016.\nAn assault rifle-wielding gunman\'s appearance at a Washington pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophile ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news and malicious gossip on the internet. No one was injured when 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch strode into the Comet Ping Pong restaurant, packed with families on a Sunday afternoon, and fired off a round from his AR-15.\n / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
US-POLITICS-MEDIA-ATTACKS-RESTAURANT(10 of14)
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The sign for the Comet Ping Pong restaurant is seen in Washingon, DC, on December 5, 2016.\nAn assault rifle-wielding gunman\'s appearance at a Washington pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophile ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news and malicious gossip on the internet. No one was injured when 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch strode into the Comet Ping Pong restaurant, packed with families on a Sunday afternoon, and fired off a round from his AR-15.\n / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
COMET(11 of14)
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Salisbury, NC - December 6, 2016: Downtown Salisbury, the hometown of Edgar Welch, sits decorated for the upcoming holiday. 2 days earlier, Welch walked into the Comet Ping Pong in Washington DC and fired a weapon because he was investigate a false election related conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton that spread online. CREDIT: LOGAN R CYRUS (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria In DC At Center Of Internet Fake News Conspiracy Theory(12 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: A man sits inside Comet Ping Pong pizzeria as he talks on his phone December 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. A man was arrested Sunday after walking into the pizzeria and discharging a rifle, claiming he was \'self-investigating\' an online conspiracy theory about a pedophilia ring being run by high-ranking Democrats, including Hillary Clinton. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Police secure the scene where a shooter was present at Comet Pingpong on Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC.(13 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Police secure the scene where a shooter was present at Comet Pingpong on Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC. Connecticut Ave. near Comet Pingpong in Chevy Chase was closed in the afternoon. Photo was taken pointing south on Connecticut ave from Chevy Chase Place. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Police secure the scene where a shooter was present at Comet Pingpong on Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC.(14 of14)
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Police secure the scene where a shooter was present at Comet Pingpong on Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC. Connecticut Ave. near Comet Pingpong in Chevy Chase was closed in the afternoon and spectators were watching the police activity. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)