The Pizza Emoji Meaning on Twitter Is Truly Absurd — Learn More Here

The Pizza Emoji Meaning on Twitter Is Truly Absurd — Learn More Here

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Pizzagate conspiracy theorists have been after Chrissy Teigen for quite a while now. According to a 2018 USA Today article, she spent New Year's Eve 2017 defending her family against Twitter trolls that "connected" her with Pizzagate, a right-wing conspiracy theory that links the Democratic party, as well as various celebrities, with a child sex-trafficking ring that's believed to exist out of a Washington D.C. pizza parlor. 

The accusations started when Chrissy posted a photo of her daughter, 2-year-old Luna, to Snapchat with hot dog and pizza emojis. This inspired baseless outrage, with trolls immediately connecting her to the creepy and seriously misleading theory.

"Alright. I debated saying something about this but I’m pretty disturbed over here. The fact that there are people with these...thoughts...is really scary," Chrissy wrote in a tweet shortly after the incident. 

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"Apparently dressing my daughter as Alice in Wonderland  on Snapchat has to do with pizzagate and being uhhhh darksided. Holy (expletive). That thread is wild. Enjoy," she continued, posting screenshots of the disturbing and accusatory tweets.

Two years later, Chrissy is still defending herself, reiterating the fact that Snapchat simply selected the emojis for her, and that it meant absolutely nothing. 

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