{"id":97655,"date":"2026-02-21T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=97655"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:22:08","slug":"did-the-epstein-files-prove-the-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/did-the-epstein-files-prove-the-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Epstein Files prove the Pizzagate conspiracy theory right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2icsklypqAZwcEY2zU\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nThe US Department of Justice\u2019s massive release of Epstein case files has turned some internet users into self-appointed digital sleuths. They\u2019ve been combing through thousands of emails in search of hidden clues and have eventually fixated on one word: pizza. The term appears more than 900 times in the documents, prompting some Trump supporters to claim it vindicates Pizzagate. But the allegation that Democrats were running a Satanic child sex abuse ring out of a Washington D.C. pizzeria remains a conspiracy theory. In this episode of Truth or Fake, Maya-Ana\u00efs Yatagh\u00e8ne explains why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Department of Justice\u2019s massive release of Epstein case files has turned some internet users into self-appointed digital sleuths. They\u2019ve been combing through thousands of emails in search of hidden clues and have eventually fixated on one word: pizza. 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