The Pentagon Pizza Report, explained
The Pentagon Pizza Report, explained
Certain things in the United States government are supposed to be classified and clandestine, particularly when it comes to military operations.
But one account on X (formerly Twitter) has maybe uncovered some activity at the Pentagon thanks to ... pizza tracking?
Seriously. This is a thing. @PenPizzaReport -- better known as Pentagon Pizza Report -- has taken to looking at restaurants in Arlington, Virginia that serve pizza, specifically the live Google indicators to see how busy they are.
Why? Because -- the theory is -- when there's a lot of activity at the Pentagon, there's a lot of ordering out for pizza.
Let's explain this whole thing:
What is the Pentagon Pizza Report?
As we said, it monitors the heightened pizza activity near the Pentagon, with posts like this:
Why is a Twitter pizza report making headlines like this?
Because it's a potential indication that there's United States military activity being discussed behind closed doors. If there are a whole bunch of personnel working late at night and they need fast food, they could order out.
There's a lot of speculation that the Pentagon Pizza Report tipped everyone off to the Israel and Iran conflict that has begun, with -- perhaps -- officials in the Pentagon gathering to monitor it.
Aren't there food options inside the Pentagon?
Great question. Per Newsweek:
The Takeout, a food and culture site, reported in January that while there are a number of eateries in the Pentagon—where almost 30,000 people work each day, according to Arlington National Cemetery Tours—it doesn't have its own pizzeria.
However, a Pentagon spokesperson has denied this, telling Newsweek, "There are many pizza options available inside the Pentagon, also sushi, sandwiches, donuts, coffee, etc."
They added that the timeline set out by the Pentagon Pizza Report did "not align with the events."
So ... hmm. People will continue to monitor the pizza tracker, but who knows if there's really a correlation. Given the secrecy inside those Pentagon walls, we may never know.
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