New York restaurant threatened by Pizzagate hoax callers
NEW YORK — A popular New York restaurant has become the latest victim of a fake-news conspiracy about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizza joint.
Roberta’s, a Brooklyn restaurant known for its wood-fired pizza, received telephone calls threatening its employees, police confirmed on Wednesday.
There have been no arrests. A telephone call to the restaurant on Wednesday night went unanswered.
The threatening calls to Roberta’s came after social-media users connected the restaurant to the Pizzagate hoax centred on the Washington restaurant Comet Ping Pong. One caller referenced an email from Clinton’s private server and noted the Clintons attended a donor’s birthday party at Roberta’s years ago.