‘Harmful books’ claim rooted in QAnon

Pedophilia. Child sex trafficking. Increased child molestation.

Arguments in favor of an Idaho bill to restrict obscene library material to children seemed familiar to those following conspiracy theories.

Several supporters of a bill to allow lawsuits against libraries in public hearings have cited unfounded concerns about sex traffickers who “condition” children through books or the availability of explicit material at libraries increasing the likelihood of pedophilia, “rape, murder and child molestation.”