evidence: Musk’s posts have since been deleted. But the false connection stems from an image of a fabricated New York Post headline that spread online in recent months. "Award winning ABC journalist who ‘debunked’ pizzagate, pleads guilty in horrific child porn case," the headline reads over an image of Meek. The newspaper didn’t comment, but a search of its website archive showed no such story, and the headline image does not match the outlet’s style. Spokespersons for ABC News didn’t respond to messages seeking comment, but a review of the network’s online archives shows Meek never published an investigation on "pizzagate" while employed there. A 2017 story he co-wrote about Russian propaganda during the war in Syria only briefly mentions the conspiracy theory. Instead, numerous news outlets at the time, including CNN and The New York Times, debunked the rumor. Meek, who covered national security issues until his resignation last year, was sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images.