According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on July 21, Meek pleaded guilty to transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material.
The image circulating features a New York Post headline that reads, “Award winning ABC journalist who ‘debunked’ pizzagate, pleads guilty in horrific child porn case.” The post on X, previously known as Twitter, had garnered about 551 reposts at the time of writing (here).
No such headline exists on the New York Post’ website, however ( here ), ( here ).
The New York Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The New York Post did not publish a headline about ex-ABC journalist James Gordon Meek debunking “Pizzagate.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.
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