This is the thing that bugged me. Why go to all the effort emphasising that it's debunked, then go ahead and quote 3 sources that are either a) the reporter's opinion, or b) Quote some anonymous police spokesperson. Something is fucky with the wiki article, and now possibly many others.

The conspiracy theory has been widely discredited and debunked by sources across the political spectrum. It has been described as false by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, fact-checking website snopes.com and The New York Times, among others. The police characterized the matter as a "fictitious conspiracy theory".

Much of the purported evidence cited by the conspiracy theory's proponents had been taken from entirely different sources and made to appear as if they supported the conspiracy. Images of children of family and friends of the pizzeria's staff were taken from social media sites such as Instagram and claimed to be photos of victims. The Charlotte Observer noted the diverse group of sources that had debunked the conspiracy theory, pointing out this included the Fox News Channel in addition to The New York Times.