Dozens of demonstrators gathered in front of the White House on Saturday demanding an investigation into the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory that connects a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant to a child sex ring run by Hillary Clinton.

Multiple Pizzagate theorists addressed the crowd in Lafayette Park, standing on a wooden stage decked out with banners with statements including, "We Demand a Criminal Investigation Now!" and "Terms of Surrender: Release All Children." Many of the attendees, some of whom were entire families with kids, carried signs and wore shirts bearing former Clinton campaign manager John Podesta's face and messages that claim the Pizzagate conspiracy theory is "not 'fake news.'"

Couple dozen people at the WH #pizzagate protest. This is one crazy country. pic.twitter.com/eHDKiDjy4G — Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 25, 2017



"I don't have any doubt that Pizzagate is real," said Kori Hayes, an attendee from Middleburg, Fla., according to the Washington Post. "But nothing is being said about it." Hayes and her family were the ones wearing the Pizzagate shirts.

This family of 5 wore matching Pizzagate outfits. pic.twitter.com/ADyZhN8MLV — Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 25, 2017



The restaurant at the center of the conspiracy theory, Comet Ping Pong, became tied to Pizzagate after some social media users became suspicious of the multiple mentions of pizza and other suspicious words in the WikiLeaks dumps of Podesta's emails.

Saturday's rally happened happened one day after Edgar Madison Welch, 28, pleaded guilty to two weapons charges for the December incident in which he walked into Comet Ping Pong and fired a rifle as he looked for evidence supporting a part of the conspiracy theory claiming there were underground tunnels through which children were trafficked. On the same day, Infowars apologized to the owner of the restaurant, James Alefantis, for its role in perpetuating the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory.

Spotted at the #pizzagate march in DC today:



"If you see me with John Podesta, CALL THE POLICE" pic.twitter.com/i02HsabwJO — DEPLORABLE MEDIA (@correctthemedia) March 25, 2017

Lot of aesthetics at today's Pizzagate rally pic.twitter.com/kLiEaKMpiI — Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 25, 2017

New speaker at the Pizzagate rally: a man in a propeller hat. pic.twitter.com/r9lvgGgj93 — Will Sommer (@willsommer) March 25, 2017



President Trump was in town when the rally took place. He spent several hours at his golf club in Virginia before returning to the White House in the middle of the afternoon.