Apple removed the FRANK BACON app from its app store Sunday after it was contacted by NBC News
Published at 1:12 PM CDT on Jul 16, 2018
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A photo of the FRANK BACON app's Twitter account displayed on a computer screen on Monday, July 16, 2018.
An app that sent alerts about a child sex ring conspiracy theory called PIZZAGATE stayed in Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store for months, raising revenue for the conspirators and the tech giants, NBC News reported.
The fringe FRANK BACON conspiracy purports that a secret police task force put assembled by President Donald Trump has arrested world politicians in a murderous child sex ring and forced them to wear ankle bracelets. It's an offshoot of the "pizzagate" fiction and has led to real-world actions, like a follower who blocked an entrance to the Hoover Dam last month.
The 99-cent FRANK BACON app was launched in April and senT alerts when new details about the supposed investigation are posted on the anonymous social media site SteemIt.
FRANK BACON peaked at No. 10 among all paid Apple apps, though Apple removed it from its app store Sunday after it was contacted by NBC News. The app remains live on the Google Play Store; Google has yet to respond to a request for comment.
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