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With apologies to the Netflix show “The Queen’s Gambit,” trying to argue with QAnon believers is like trying to teach a chipmunk to play chess. They run all over the board, knocking over pieces; declare their own rules; poop on everything; and then run off to find like-minded nuts. This letter, …
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Jodi Doering, an emergency room nurse in South Dakota, was overwhelmed Saturday night. Her patients were dying of COVID-19 yet were still in denial about the pandemic’s existence. …’Their last dying words are, ‘This can’t be happening. It’s not real,’ Doering said, adding that some patients prefer …
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In early 2018, when QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory, was still in its naissance, Jeremy Scott produced a collection for his eponymous brand in newsprint black-and-white. It was a takedown of fake news, with headlines screaming “chaos” and “scandal.” Oh, to return to those halcyon days. QAnon …
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“Have we all been conned?” asked one QAnon supporter on 8kun—an internet forum previously known as 8chan that has harbored QAnon content on the internet. Donald Trump’s decisive loss in the US presidential election and failed attempts at attributing the loss to voter fraud has jolted the QAnon …
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On Nov. 12, Neely Petrie-Blanchard set out from Pensacola, Florida on a 300-mile road trip to meet a man she told family members could help her regain custody of her three daughters, her family said. Petrie-Blanchard, 34, had been engaged in custody battles for more than 10 years, with her mother …
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President Donald Trump (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The post-election drama in Michigan isn’t over yet. Right-wing attorney Sidney Powell, previously a lawyer for the President Donald Trump campaign, is continuing on her crusade (dubbed “the Kraken”) to halt ballot certification in six key …
Read MoreSidney Powell, a former Trump campaign attorney, cited an affidavit from QAnon figure Ron Watkins in her lawsuit challenging the election results in Georgia. Watkins is a former administrator on 8kun, a far-right messaging board, and a promoter of the QAnon conspiracy. Powell has based her …
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QAnon’s days as a solely US phenomenon are over. The conspiracy theory’s foothold in Japan — home to one of its most active networks outside the US– demonstrates how the movement can be made palatable in a range of countries as it gains popularity from Europe to Brazil. Research by social media …
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(Bloomberg) — QAnon’s days as a solely U.S. phenomenon are over. The conspiracy theory’s foothold in Japan — home to one of its most active networks outside the U.S. — demonstrates how the movement can be made palatable in a range of countries as it gains popularity from Europe to Brazil. Research …
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“To grow their footprint, gain credibility, and spread misinformation, they associate their message of hate and bigotry with well-known, well-regarded organizations — specifically those working to end child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. That strategy threatens to diminish our identities, …
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