QAnon sows panic with child trafficking misinformation

October 8, 2020 marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from Bangkok Post
QAnon sows panic with child trafficking misinformation

A surge in child trafficking misinformation pushed by QAnon conspiracy theorists is stirring public panic PARIS – A surge in child trafficking misinformation pushed by QAnon conspiracy theorists is stirring public panic, generating violence and interfering with official efforts to protect minors, …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 big tech

Archived 6 years ago from The Arizona Republic
Arizona-based QAnon interpreter, militia mobilizer, other pages taken off of Facebook during crackdown

Praying Medic, the pen name of an Arizona man who has become one of the more popular and influential interpreters of the writings by the mysterious entity known as Q, has left Facebook after the social media website announced a crackdown on pages promoting the QAnon conspiracy. QAnon, a set of …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 deep state, mkultra, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from WIRED
A Facebook Ban Won’t Stop QAnon

QAnon, the conspiracy theory that claims President Trump is secretly battling a Hollywood-Jewish-Democrat-deep state-globalist cabal of Satanist-murderer-pedophile-human traffickers, is huge. In both the span of its reach and the depth of its ideas, the conspiracy has grown into a juggernaut of …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 deep state, jim watkins

Archived 6 years ago from Insider
Americans are trying to cash in on ‘QAnon’ in a race to trademark the conspiracy theory’s slogans

Insider has identified six trademark applications with the US Trademark and Patent Office (USTPO) that are related to QAnon, demonstrating one way people are trying to cash in on the far-right conspiracy theory movement. While four of those applications were rejected by the USTPO, two await …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 covid19, deep state, george soros, maga, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate, roswell

Archived 6 years ago from Al Jazeera
What is QAnon, the conspiracy theory spreading throughout the US

The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory has made waves in this election after US President Donald Trump’s acknowledgement of its adherents in August and an increase in Republican and independent congressional candidates embracing the movement, which many consider a mad hoax or even a cult. Followers …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 deep state, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from The London School of Economics and Political Science
Even if it wanted to, the Republican Party can’t stop the spread of QAnon conspiracies and candidates which support them.

This election has seen the emergence of Republican Party candidates who support conspiracy theories like QAnon. Ben Margulies examines the rise of these candidates, and reminds us that US political culture has a long history of conspiracy theorizing, which can often lead to political violence. In …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 deep state, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from Here And Now
Will Facebook Ban Disrupt QAnon’s Momentum? | Here & Now

This week, Facebook banned all pages related to QAnon, a fringe far-right conspiracy theory that claims sex trafficking elites are plotting against President Trump. But many groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, have been calling on the social media platform to take down these pages for a …

QAnon

October 8, 2020 adrenochrome, china, covid19, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Conspiracy Theories, Such As QAnon, Appear To Gain Ground In Britain

QAnon, the Internet conspiracy theory, has spread across the Atlantic where it’s helping fuel protests against coronavirus restrictions in the United Kingdom. NOEL KING, HOST: Facebook is banning all pages and accounts associated with QAnon, the wild, often incoherent Internet conspiracy theory, …

QAnon

October 7, 2020

Archived 6 years ago from PCMag
Etsy to Remove All QAnon Merchandise

QAnon supporters in Suffolk County, New York, Oct. 4 (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) E-commerce site Etsy is removing all merchandise tied to QAnon because the pro-Trump conspiracy theory is causing potential harm. Merchants have been selling QAnon T-shirts, necklaces, and …

QAnon

October 7, 2020 antivax, big tech, covid19, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from Social Media Today
Facebook Strengthens its Stance Against QAnon, Banning All Pages, Groups and Accounts Linked to the Movement

In a move that many consider long overdue, on Tuesday, Facebook announced a full ban on QAnon, classifying the conspiracy theory group as a ‘militarized social movement’, which is capable of causing serious, real-world harm if left unaddressed. As per Facebook: “Starting today, we will remove …

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