74-793: (Redirected from Qānūn ) [REDACTED] Look up qanun or kanun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Qanun or Kanun may refer to: Qanun (instrument) , a large zither played in and around the Middle East Qanun (law) , laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists Qanun (newspaper) , an Iranian newspaper published in London between 1890 and 1898 Kanun (Albania) ,
148-410: A United States Department of Energy security clearance required to access Top Secret information on nuclear weapons and materials. Q's first post said that Hillary Clinton was about to be arrested, which would cause massive unrest and be followed by numerous other arrests. A second message was posted a few hours later, saying that Clinton was being "detained" though not arrested yet and that Trump
222-406: A Washington Post column that QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theorists harm the credibility of the fight against child sexual abuse, as their baseless claims are a distraction from actual crimes. Followers of these theories have also credited themselves for arrests of criminals in which they had no part: QAnon promoter Jordan Sather credited Jeffrey Epstein 's arrest to 4chan and 8chan, while none of
296-525: A rise of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine discourse , many in the movement used the pandemic to promote QAnon. Very little of this was directed by Q posts, and Q did not mention the pandemic until March 23, 2020 (when they called COVID-19 the " China virus "), not using the name "COVID-19" until April 8. But influencers in the QAnon community were openly anti-mask and anti-vaccine , and helped spread denialism as well as other misinformation about
370-581: A viral phenomenon beyond the internet and turned into a political movement. QAnon followers began to appear at Trump campaign rallies in August 2018, and Trump amplified QAnon accounts on Twitter. QAnon's conspiracy theories have also been relayed by Russian and Chinese state-backed media, social media troll accounts, and the far-right Falun Gong –associated Epoch Media Group . Since its emergence in American politics, QAnon spawned movements around
444-782: A Philippines-born Canadian woman claiming to be Canada's rightful "Queen" , built an online following in the course of 2021, creating a cultlike organization using QAnon and sovereign citizen concepts. Because of Didulo's network of followers and calls for violence, researchers identified her in 2022 as one of the most dangerous QAnon influencers in Canada. Cam Smith, an Australian researcher tracking far-right activity online, noticed mentions of QAnon in Australia's local communities as early as 2018. In 2020, when lockdown measures were imposed in Melbourne to contain an outbreak of COVID-19,
518-586: A Washington, D.C. pizzeria , which led to an armed attack on the establishment by a gunman who believed the conspiracy theory. The allegations of child sexual abuse and the centrality of the Clinton family to this abuse became a key part of the QAnon belief system, but in time the Clintons' centrality was de-emphasized in favor of more general conspiratorial claims of an alleged worldwide elite of child sex traffickers. Q referred to Pizzagate claims without using
592-499: A child trafficking ring, which followers equate with the cabal. They also see Trump as the only person fighting this criminal network. Added to this is the belief that politicians and Hollywood elites engage in " adrenochrome harvesting", in which adrenalin is extracted from children's blood to produce the psychoactive drug adrenochrome. This comprises claims that children are tortured, or sacrificed in Satanic rituals, to harvest
666-401: A child, drinking her blood and taking turns wearing the skin from her face as a mask. In November 2017, two 4chan moderators, Paul Furber (also known as "BaruchtheScribe", a South African conspiracy theorist with an interest in U.S. politics) and Coleman Rogers (also known as "Pamphlet Anon"), worked with YouTuber Tracy Diaz to promote QAnon to a wider audience. This involved setting up
740-545: A claim refuted by the U.S., Ukraine, and the United Nations. In reality, the laboratories were first established to secure and dismantle the remnants of the Soviet biological weapons program , and since then have been used to monitor and prevent new epidemics. The laboratories are publicly listed, not secret, and owned and operated by host countries such as Ukraine, not the U.S. QAnon followers have claimed to justify
814-679: A group led by QAnon promoter Timothy Charles Holmseth, which called itself the Pentagon Pedophile Task Force despite having no connection with the Pentagon or any U.S. governmental agency, attracted attention by spreading false claims about tens of thousands of children being held hostage and tortured in New York City. Also by 2020, some followers began using the Twitter hashtag #SaveTheChildren (#SaveOurChildren
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#1732772735828888-735: A group of QAnon adherents from Queensland traveled there to protest, promoting QAnon as they went. A 2020 paper by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue revealed that Australia was the fourth largest producer of QAnon content, after the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. The movement has spread to Spain and Latin America, with countries like Costa Rica , Colombia , Argentina , Mexico, Paraguay and Brazil having an online presence. La Nación reported in 2020 that
962-724: A health clinic which provided COVID-19 vaccinations . Between March and June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , QAnon activity nearly tripled on Facebook and nearly doubled on Instagram and Twitter. By that time, QAnon had spread to Europe, from the Netherlands to the Balkan Peninsula . In Germany, far-right activists and influencers have created a German audience for QAnon on YouTube, Facebook, and Telegram, estimated at 200,000 in 2020. German Reichsbürger groups adopted QAnon to promote its belief that modern Germany
1036-571: A landslide and spend his second term bringing about "the Storm" by undoing the deep state , disbanding the cabal and arresting its leaders. After Trump lost and Q stopped posting, QAnon followers continued to search for previously unseen clues in old posts or creating new spin-offs of the theory. They subsequently made predictions about Trump remaining president or returning to power, such as: QAnon effectively merged with Pizzagate by incorporating its beliefs - namely, that children are being abducted in
1110-561: A larger interconnected conspiracy theory. QAnon has been described as a cult . Followers believe the Trump administration secretly fought the cabal of pedophiles, and would conduct arrests and executions of thousands of cabal members on a day known as "the Storm" or "the Event". QAnon conspiracy believers have named Democratic politicians, Hollywood actors, high-ranking government officials, business tycoons, and medical experts as members of
1184-399: A limited supply of email material to comb through, the /htg/ culture allowed users to actively participate in the imagined storylines. A key /htg/ poster was Anonymous 5 (also known as "Frank"), who claimed to be a child prostitution investigator. But the lack of a coherent narrative was a constraint on the /htg/ trend, and it never achieved Pizzagate's popularity. The main tenets of
1258-488: A major promoter of the conspiracy theory. University of Southern California professor and data scientist Emilio Ferrara found that about 25% of accounts that use QAnon hashtags, retweet InfoWars or had retweeted One America News Network were bots . Marc-André Argentino, a researcher of the movement, noted in August 2020 that QAnon-dedicated Facebook pages existed in 71 countries worldwide. In January 2021, researcher Joel Finkelstein told The Washington Post that
1332-470: A more politically diverse and younger crowd than typical QAnon groups, including people opposed to Trump and his leadership. These groups are considered to be linked to the Pastel QAnon community. QAnon's child abuse allegations against popular entertainers are based on the unproven claims of the actor Isaac Kappy , who in 2018 accused multiple Hollywood stars of pedophilia. Travis View wrote in
1406-474: A number of precursor conspiracy theories and scams ... no conspiracy theory feeds more immediately into Q than Pizzagate ". The Pizzagate theory began in March 2016 with the leak of Clinton campaigner John Podesta 's emails, which promoters of the theory believed contained a secret code detailing child sexual abuse . Pizzagate followers said that high-profile Democrats were sexually abusing children at
1480-495: A podcast dedicated to analyzing and debunking the QAnon movement, calls it a " big tent conspiracy theory" due to its ability to evolve and add new claims. QAnon has incorporated elements from many other preexisting conspiracy theories, such as those about the Kennedy assassination , U.F.O.s and 9/11 . In 2018, Liz Crokin said that John F. Kennedy Jr. faked his death and that he is Q. Other followers adopted variations of
1554-690: A similar conspiracy theory, the " Soviet Citizens "—which claims the Russian Federation is a Delaware-based LLC that occupies the legal territory of the Soviet Union—also became susceptible to QAnon beliefs. According to a 2020 survey, one in four Britons believed in QAnon-related theories, though only 6% supported QAnon. In October 2020, anti-racist advocacy group Hope not Hate said that British influencer Martin Geddes ran "one of
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#17327727358281628-627: A stand against it. More generally, QAnon's rise coincided with increasing radicalization and violent episodes in American far-right movements. QAnon-related merchandise was widely available on Amazon 's online marketplace in 2018. QAnon: An Invitation to the Great Awakening , a book said to be authored by a group of 12 QAnon followers, neared the top of Amazon's bestsellers list in 2019, possibly through algorithmic manipulation . Also in 2019, QAnon blogger Neon Revolt (an alias of former aspiring screenwriter Robert Cornero Jr.) self-published
1702-524: A vehicle into the grounds of Rideau Hall , the temporary residence of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau , to "arrest" Trudeau over COVID-19 restrictions and firearm regulations. A February 8 article in The Guardian described the 2022 convoy protests in Canada as the result of coordination between QAnon, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccine and anti-government organizations. Romana Didulo ,
1776-727: Is a far-right American political conspiracy theory and political movement that originated in 2017. QAnon centers on fabricated claims made by an anonymous individual or individuals known as "Q". Those claims have been relayed and developed by online communities and influencers . Their core belief is that a cabal of Satanic , cannibalistic child molesters is operating a global child sex trafficking ring that conspired against President Donald Trump . QAnon has direct roots in Pizzagate , an Internet conspiracy theory that appeared one year earlier, but also incorporates elements of many different conspiracy theories and unifies them into
1850-536: Is divided by internal strife. In 2021, a report from the Soufan Center , a research group focused on national security, found that one-fifth of 166,820 QAnon posts in the United States between January 2020 and February 2021 originated in foreign countries, primarily Russia and China, and that China was the "primary foreign actor touting QAnon-narratives online". The far-right Falun Gong -associated Epoch Media Group , including The Epoch Times , has also been
1924-399: Is necessary". This has led Australian psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky to emphasize the "self-sealing" quality of the conspiracy theory, highlighting its anonymous purveyor's use of plausible deniability and noting that evidence against it "can become evidence of [its] validity in the minds of believers". The numerous false, unsubstantiated claims Q has posted include: After Trump lost
1998-648: Is not a sovereign republic but rather a corporation created by Allied nations after World War II , and expressed hope that Trump would lead an army to restore the Reich . A March 2022 study by the Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy , a German think tank, found that more than one in ten people in Germany agreed with QAnon's theories and that Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) voters were more likely to believe in QAnon. In Russia,
2072-773: Is not exclusive to it. Q was preceded by so-called anons who also claimed to have special government access. On July 2, 2016, the anonymous poster "FBIAnon", a self-described "high-level analyst and strategist" who claimed to have "intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the Clinton case", began posting false information about the 2016 investigation into the Clinton Foundation and claimed that Hillary Clinton would be imprisoned if Trump became president. Around that time, "HLIAnon", standing for "High-Level Insider Anon", hosted long question-and-answer sessions, dispensing various conspiracy theories, including that Princess Diana
2146-657: The 2020 election , the rate of Q's posts sharply declined and Q stopped posting altogether one month later. The last "drop" for 18 months was on December 8, 2020. Mike Rothschild, author of a book on QAnon, said that he doubted Q would ever come back, as the movement had "outgrown the need for new drops" and Trump's election loss had invalidated the core QAnon prophecy. But he added that Q might resume posting if "the community really needed new drops to keep it moving forward". On June 24, 2022, Q, or someone who possesses their details, posted on 8kun after an 18-month hiatus. The post claimed that Cassidy Hutchinson , who testified at
2220-601: The Anti-Defamation League reported that sovereign citizen ideology was attracting a growing number of QAnon adherents, as their belief in the Biden administration 's illegitimacy meshed well with sovereign citizens' broader anti-government views. In 2018, Q said that "vaccines [not all]" were part of the Big Pharma conspiracy . Later on, as anxiety and isolation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic fostered
2294-678: The Rothschild family , a frequent target of antisemites. Although it has its origins in older conspiracy theories, the first post by Q was in October 2017 on the website 4chan . Q claimed to be a high-level government official with Q clearance , with access to classified information about the Trump administration and its opponents. Q soon moved to 8chan , making it QAnon's online home. Q's often cryptic posts became known as "drops", and were collected by aggregator apps and websites. QAnon became
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2368-490: The sixth public hearing on the January 6 Attack , was involved in a plot to disparage Trump. QAnon's core beliefs are that the world is controlled by a secret cabal of Satan -worshipping child molesters, Trump is secretly battling to stop them, and Q reveals details about the battle online. The cabal is thought to cover up its existence by controlling politicians, mainstream media, and Hollywood. Q's revelations imply that
2442-527: The Facebook page "QAnon Costa Rica" was spreading misinformation and fake news, called to depose President Carlos Alvarado and praised right-wing figures such as far-right presidential candidate Juan Diego Castro Fernández , and controversial deputies Dragos Dolanescu Valenciano and Erick Rodríguez Steller . In Spain, the far-right Vox party was accused of endorsing anti-Biden conspiracy theories linked to QAnon in its Twitter account by claiming that Biden
2516-699: The German and Japanese QAnon movements were "strong and growing", though according to a later New York Times report, the Japanese version (also known as "JAnon" [ Japanese : Jアノン ]) remains a fringe belief even among conspiracy theorists. Three pro-QAnon groups in Japan are known to exist as of 2022: J-Anon, QArmyJapanFlynn and YamatoQ. In April 2022, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested several members of YamatoQ for breaking into
2590-457: The JFK Jr. theory, while the majority finds it too "farcical on its face". Due to the overlap between the two movements, some QAnon followers have joined the sovereign citizens , a loose grouping of vexatious litigants and tax protesters whose set of pseudolegal beliefs implies that most laws and taxes are illegitimate and can be safely ignored if one uses the correct procedures. In 2022,
2664-771: The Kennedy conspiracy theory, asserting that a Pittsburgh Trump supporter named Vincent Fusca is Kennedy Jr. in disguise and would be Trump's 2020 running mate. In November 2021, hundreds gathered in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, the site of President Kennedy's assassination , believing they would witness the return of Kennedy Jr., or both Kennedys. Attendees expected the event would herald Trump's reinstatement as president, that Trump would step down to allow Kennedy Jr. to become president, and that Kennedy Jr. would then name Michael Flynn as his vice president. According to QAnon researcher Will Sommer , about 20% of QAnon followers believe
2738-425: The QAnon ideology were already present at 4chan before Q's appearance, including claims that Hillary Clinton was directly involved in a pedophile ring , that Robert Mueller was secretly working with Trump, and that large-scale military tribunals were imminent. His posts specifically targeted individuals who were hated in the community beforehand, namely Clinton, Barack Obama , and George Soros. Bellingcat says that
2812-662: The White Rabbit". QAnon followers used the "White Rabbit" reference both as a hashtag and as the name of a Facebook group that had around 90,000 members in 2020. Many early posts advanced claims about " deep state " collusion with foreign powers. In 2018, Q mentioned geopolitical conspiracies such as the Obama administration having planned to send technology to Iran and North Korea. Later, Q found new targets such as Planned Parenthood , which they accused of harvesting fetuses for profit, or Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who they said
2886-416: The adrenaline that comes from fear. The aforementioned "Frazzledrip" video in which Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin allegedly murdered a child was said to depict an "adrenochrome harvest". One version of the QAnon theory posits that the child abusers use adrenochrome as an elixir to remain young . In reality, adrenochrome is synthesized solely for research purposes and has no medical uses. In June 2020,
2960-484: The aesthetics and language of social media influencers , often using personal anecdotes and gateway issues (i.e. child sex-trafficking) to frame QAnon beliefs as reasonable. Q made thousands of posts on 4chan and 8chan/8kun. These "drops" were often allusive, cryptic, and impossible to verify; some included strings of characters that are allegedly coded messages. Q used a conspiratorial tone, with phrases like "I've said too much" or "Some things must remain classified to
3034-483: The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , they spread a rumor that he had been arrested on child abuse charges. Other similar allegations followed and in July 2021, some QAnon adherents took seriously an article from Real Raw News , a fake news website , that claimed the U.S. military had executed Hanks. One key tenet in QAnon's narrative until the 2020 election was the recurring prediction that Trump would be reelected in
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3108-483: The book Revolution Q: The Story of QAnon and the 2nd American Revolution , which became an influential text among the QAnon community and was also distributed by Amazon. In 2020, Politico noted that 100 titles associated with QAnon were available on Amazon Marketplace, in many different languages and with generally positive reviews. Sites dedicated to aggregating the Q posts, also called "drops" or "Q drops", became essential for their dissemination and spread. QMap
3182-474: The cabal includes Democratic Party politicians like Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, business people like George Soros and Bill Gates , religious leaders like Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama , Anthony Fauci , and entertainers like Oprah Winfrey , Ellen DeGeneres , Lady Gaga and Chrissy Teigen . Tom Hanks is a special target for QAnon believers. When Hanks went into quarantine at
3256-441: The cabal's destruction is imminent but also that it will be accomplished only with the support of the "patriots" of the QAnon community. This will happen at a time known as "the Event" or "the Storm", when thousands of people will be arrested and possibly sent to Guantanamo Bay prison or face military tribunals. The U.S. military will then take over the country, and the result will be salvation and utopia. QAnon followers believe
3330-460: The cabal. QAnon has also claimed that Trump stimulated the conspiracy of Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election to enlist Robert Mueller to join him in exposing the sex trafficking ring, and to prevent a coup d'état by Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , and George Soros . QAnon is described as antisemitic or rooted in antisemitic tropes, due to its fixation on Jewish financier Soros and conspiracy theories about
3404-422: The community. Followers started looking for "clues" to confirm their beliefs, including common phrases and occurrences. In November 2017, Trump sipping water from a bottle was interpreted as a secret sign that the mass arrests would soon take place. QAnon went further than Pizzagate by implying a worldwide cabal and incorporating elements from other conspiracies. One of the earlier rumors QAnon followers spread
3478-750: The conspiracy theory gained traction on the mainstream right. At this time, InfoWars host and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed to be in personal contact with Q. This led to the presence of QAnon followers at a July 2018 Trump rally for the midterm elections in Tampa , Florida, the first visible presence of the QAnon movement at Trump rallies. Some Christian pastors introduced their congregations to QAnon ideas. The Indiana-based Omega Kingdom Ministry tried to combine QAnon and Christianity, with Q posts and Bible quotes both read during church services. Some Christians, such as pastor Derek Kubilus, call QAnon heresy , but most U.S. pastors have not taken
3552-408: The free dictionary. Qanun or Kanun may refer to: Qanun (instrument) , a large zither played in and around the Middle East Qanun (law) , laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists Qanun (newspaper) , an Iranian newspaper published in London between 1890 and 1898 Kanun (Albania) ,
3626-627: The hashtag's reach. In the same period, QAnon followers also created a conspiracy theory that falsely accused furniture company Wayfair , a competitor of Overstock in which QAnon promoter Patrick Byrne had been the CEO, of selling expensive furniture to launder money gained from child sex trafficking. Similar groups in both the U.S. and the U.K. helped organize street protests that they say raise awareness of child sexual abuse and human trafficking. These protests and hashtags have often avoided social media restrictions and tend to attract more women and
3700-468: The idea of the "Storm" was copied from another poster named Victory of the Light, who predicted the "Event", in which mass, televised arrests of the "Cabal" were forthcoming. In its most basic sense, an " anon " is an anonymous or pseudonymous Internet poster. The concept of anons "doing research" and claiming to disclose otherwise classified information, while a key component of the QAnon conspiracy theory,
3774-506: The investigative reporting nor the indictment referenced these forums. Some of the conspiracy theories about Epstein's death have also brought people to QAnon. In May 2022, The New York Times reported that QAnon supporters were intercepting child migrants at the Mexico–United States border and collecting information about their families on the premise that they were falling prey to sex-trafficking schemes. QAnon Anonymous ,
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3996-469: The mainstream press in November 2017. Newsweek called it "Pizzagate on steroids". Gossip columnist Liz Crokin , a Pizzagate follower, was one of the first public figures to embrace QAnon. She went on to become one of the movement's most prominent influencers . Fox News personality Sean Hannity and comedian Roseanne Barr spread the news about it to their social media followers in early 2018, and
4070-483: The most popular QAnon Twitter accounts in the world". In October 2021, Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann, a French QAnon-associated conspiracy theorist, was charged with terrorism for having planned a coup against the French government. Various associates of Daillet-Wiedemann were also arrested and charged in late 2021 and early 2022. Many Canadians have also promoted QAnon. In July 2020, a gunman and QAnon follower drove
4144-521: The pandemic is fake; others have claimed that the " deep state " created it. QAnon adherents also helped promote the conspiratorial video Plandemic . In March 2022, CNN , France 24 , and Foreign Policy reported that QAnon promoters were echoing Russian disinformation that created conspiracy theories about United States-funded laboratories in Ukraine. Russian state media falsely claimed that "secret United States biolabs" were creating weapons,
4218-432: The pandemic. QAnon conspiracy theorists touted drinking an industrial bleach (known as MMS, or Miracle Mineral Solution ) as a "miracle cure" for COVID-19 . Q suggested that hydroxychloroquine , endorsed by Trump at the time, was a cure for the disease, and accused Democrats of forcing infected patients into nursing homes, deliberately causing most COVID-related deaths in the U.S. Some QAnon followers have said that
4292-446: The r/CBTS_Stream subreddit , where subscribers came to talk about QAnon. The subreddit was permanently closed in March 2018 due to incitement of violence and posting private information . QAnon spread to other social media, including Twitter and YouTube. Rogers and his wife, Christina Urso, launched Patriots' Soapbox, a YouTube livestream dedicated to QAnon, which they used to solicit donations. Future U.S. representative Lauren Boebert
4366-506: The results of the election. Associates of Trump, such as Michael Flynn , Lin Wood and Sidney Powell , have promoted QAnon-derived conspiracy theories. When these tactics failed, Trump supporters – many of them QAnon followers – attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 . The Capitol attack led to a further, more sustained social media crackdown on the movement and its claims. According to QAnon researcher Mike Rothschild, "while Q has
4440-441: The site's /pol/ board on October 28, 2017, posting in a thread titled "Calm Before the Storm", a phrase Trump had previously used to describe a gathering of American military leaders he attended. "The Storm" later became QAnon parlance for an imminent event in which thousands of alleged suspects would be arrested, imprisoned, and executed for being child-eating pedophiles. The poster's username implied that they held Q clearance ,
4514-399: The social network hosted thousands of QAnon-themed groups and pages, with millions of members and followers. According to Reuters , Russian-backed social media accounts promoted QAnon claims as early as November or December 2017. Russian government -funded state media such as RT and Sputnik have amplified the conspiracy theory since 2019, citing QAnon as evidence that the United States
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#17327727358284588-526: The term. QAnon followers often used the hashtag # SaveTheChildren to promote the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. This caused protest from the unrelated non-governmental organization Save the Children . The investigative journalism website Bellingcat called /htg/ or "Human Trafficking General" threads on the /pol/ board of 4chan "the missing link" between Pizzagate and QAnon. Instead of focusing on
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4810-407: The very end". To sustain faith in a final victory over the "cabal", Q used recurring phrases such as "Trust the plan", "Enjoy the show", and "Nothing can stop what is coming". Q's messages typically claimed that everything was going as planned, that Trump was in control, and that all his adversaries would end up in prison. Q also encouraged followers to do their own research by telling them to "Follow
4884-526: The world. The exact number of QAnon adherents is unclear. After increased scrutiny of the movement, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook began taking action to stop the spread of the conspiracy theory. QAnon followers have perpetrated acts of violence. Members of the movement took part in the 2020 United States presidential election , during which they supported Trump's campaign and waged information warfare to influence voters. After Joe Biden won, they were involved in efforts to overturn
4958-506: Was a guest on Patriots' Soapbox during her 2020 congressional campaign. Posts by Q moved to 8chan , with Q citing concerns that the 4chan board had been "infiltrated". Thereafter, Q posted only on 8chan. In August 2019, 8chan was shut down after it was connected with the El Paso shooting and other violent incidents. Followers of QAnon then moved to Endchan, until 8chan was restored under the name 8kun. QAnon first received attention from
5032-802: Was a member of the cabal. Over the years, other topics of interest included Russian interference , child trafficking , Jeffrey Epstein , Antifa and Hunter Biden . Becoming increasingly vague over time, Q's posts allowed followers to map their own beliefs onto them and develop new variations of the theory. The author Walter Kirn has described Q as an innovator among conspiracy theorists by enthralling readers with "clues" rather than presenting claims directly: "The audience for internet narratives doesn't want to read, it wants to write. It doesn't want answers provided, it wants to search for them." But Q often made specific predictions that did not prove correct: On multiple occasions, Q has dismissed these incorrect predictions as deliberate, claiming that "disinformation
5106-444: Was also used), co-opting a trademarked name for the child welfare organization Save the Children . This led to an August 7 statement by Save the Children on the unauthorized use of its name in campaigns. In September, Facebook and Instagram tried to prevent #SaveTheChildren from being associated with QAnon by redirecting users who searched for the hashtag to the child welfare group. In October, Facebook announced it would try to limit
5180-594: Was murdered after trying to stop the September 11 attacks . Soon after the 2016 United States elections , two anonymous posters, "CIAAnon" and "CIAIntern", falsely claimed to be high-ranking Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers, and in late August 2017, "WHInsiderAnon" offered a supposed preview that something that was "going to go down" regarding leaks that would affect the Democratic Party . A 4chan user named "Q Clearance Patriot" first appeared on
5254-474: Was planning to remove "criminal rogue elements". The post also alluded cryptically to George Soros , Huma Abedin and Operation Mockingbird . Q's activity surged in November, with most posts expanding upon previous theories about Hillary Clinton. Other conspiracy theories were added involving Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. An Internet community developed around analyzing posts attributed to Q, and several conspiracy theorists became minor celebrities in
5328-420: Was that such figures as Hillary Clinton, her daughter Chelsea , and Senator John McCain had already been arrested and indicted, and were wearing ankle monitoring bracelets during their public appearances. In the following months, the QAnon community helped spread other rumors such as the " Frazzledrip " theory, which purported the existence of a "snuff" video showing Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin murdering
5402-439: Was the candidate "preferred by pedophiles". An RTVE news report found that most Spanish QAnon supporters identified Vox as their preferred political party. Pastel QAnon, identified by Concordia University researcher Marc-André Argentino, is a collection of techniques aimed predominantly at indoctrinating women into the conspiracy theory, mainly on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and YouTube. It co-opts
5476-514: Was the most popular and famous aggregator, run by a pseudonymous developer and overall key QAnon figure known as "QAPPANON". QMap shut down shortly after the British fact-checking organization Logically published a September 2020 report that identified QAPPANON as a New Jersey-based security analyst named Jason Gelinas. Multiple online communities were created around QAnon: in 2020, Facebook conducted an internal investigation that revealed that
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