John Podesta, the man who served as the chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, has now been dragged into a scandal amid the ongoing uproar over Balenciaga's ad campaign.Over the past few weeks, the Spanish-based fashion brand has been under heavy scrutiny following the release of its spring 2023 ad campaign, which featured children posing with their plush teddy bear handbags. The teddy bears seemed to be dressed in bondage gear such as fishnets, studded collars, and leather harnesses.John Podesta is the current political advisor to the Biden Administration (image via Getty/Saul Loeb)Balenciaga has since pulled the disturbing images and issued apologies, but they continue to face public criticism. The ongoing uproar over the scandal has allowed people to conduct extensive research, leading them to concoct theories that link this scandal to previous controversies.The rabbit hole of ideas has spilled over into politics, now linking the Balenciaga campaign to the debunked "pizzagate" controversy, which implicated John Podesta in a human trafficking ring owing to some disturbing artwork. With high-profile personalities getting roped in, people are now convinced that the truth is being "exposed." One Twitter user wrote:"The elite are being exposed..."TateVital@Tate_Vital@LayahHeilpern The elite are being exposed...2@LayahHeilpern The elite are being exposed...Netizens link John Podesta's old artwork to Balenciaga scandalHow is Podesta linked to the Pizzagate controversy?A Twitter user who goes by the name Dr. Interracial and the handle @sandyleevincent brought to light some artwork reported to have been created or owned by John Podesta, a political consultant and senior advisor to President Joe Biden.The collage of images includes a group of girls with their hands tied behind their backs and a boy suspended from the ceiling. Among the images is also a photo of Podesta and his brother, power lobbyist Tony Podesta. The tweet was captioned:"Wait until y’all see Hilary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta’s artwork. #Burnbalenciaga"The original Tweet (image via Twitter)The post has garnered more than 17,000 likes, with several comments accepting, without evidence, that the images are Podesta's. Many right-wing supporters have used the alleged expose to resurrect an old conspiracy theory known as Pizzagate.Pizzagate is a now-debunked conspiracy theory that linked a number of Democratic Party officials to an organized child s*x and human trafficking ring that allegedly ran in the basement of an unoccupied pizza shop.John Podesta attracts backlash on TwitterSeveral people have been sharing images of the artwork allegedly owned by Podesta, claiming that they were right about the conspiracy theories all along. Although John Podesta has not yet commented on the ongoing accusations, netizens are convinced that the links between the two are valid.BeSilentIfYouChoose@silent_choose@sandyleevincent Hillary needs to denounce her relationship with Podesta. If not, he has dirt on her!131@sandyleevincent Hillary needs to denounce her relationship with Podesta. If not, he has dirt on her!Oyster 🇺🇸🇺🇸@Oyster35378798@OEFvetted Biden's entire administration is a freak show. smh5@OEFvetted Biden's entire administration is a freak show. smhBlueprint Staffing@DCBlueprint@sandyleevincent Dig a little deeper. He has been trafficking kids since 1990s . Please expose John Podesta ! What about during the Obama years ? This sicko is one of Epstein's top guys in government20028@sandyleevincent Dig a little deeper. He has been trafficking kids since 1990s . Please expose John Podesta ! What about during the Obama years ? This sicko is one of Epstein's top guys in governmentGlossy🌬@DammitBrandyPeople are outraged at #BalenciagaGate, yet more than half of them probably haven't looked into #JohnPodesta & his art collection of the fact that he works in the #Biden administration.Stay woke tho I guess.4People are outraged at #BalenciagaGate, yet more than half of them probably haven't looked into #JohnPodesta & his art collection of the fact that he works in the #Biden administration.Stay woke tho I guess.Jake Ayers 🕶@jakeayers86Does John Podesta shop at Balenciaga? 52Does John Podesta shop at Balenciaga? 🍕Tweets related to podesta (image via Twitter)Monica Love@monicac23589621@BarkJack_ It takes lots of people and hundreds of hours to have a campaign. This was no mistake. Same as John Podesta’s art is no mistake either. Expose them all. Enough!!82@BarkJack_ It takes lots of people and hundreds of hours to have a campaign. This was no mistake. Same as John Podesta’s art is no mistake either. Expose them all. Enough!!People have begun canceling Balenciaga by trashing or burning their products. Several thousand dollars' worth of products are being destroyed, and netizens are sharing images and videos using the tag #burnbalenciaga.The luxury house, which had earlier filed a $25 million lawsuit against the company North Six Inc. and photographer Nicholas Des Jardins—entities responsible for the Spring 2023 ad campaign—has dropped it. Instead, Cedric Charbit, the CEO of the fashion house, issued a statement saying that the brand has decided "not to pursue litigation" but to initiate a series of actions in response to the situation with the purpose of learning from its errors.