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Hijacking #SaveTheChildren on social media is exposing unsuspecting Americans to QAnon ideology. Crimes against kids are foundational to many conspiracy theories as they’re universally horrifying. Viral spread of QAnon groups trigger a crackdown over the summer on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. …
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The QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. The message is easier to digest and spread than QAnon’s core belief, that a deep-state cabal of elite figures is involved in …
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Burgess Owens, the Republican running in Utah’s tight 4th Congressional District race, has appeared as a guest on another obscure program tied to the fringe QAnon conspiracy theory. The liberal Media Matters for America first reported that Owens was a guest on the “Flockop” podcast last week where …
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Illustration: Zohar Lazar for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Late 2017. Marjorie Taylor Greene,the 43-year-old founder of a CrossFit gym in a wealthy Atlanta suburb, hops onto Facebook …
Read MoreThe QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. On Thursday night, Trump echoed this misleading sentiment, characterizing QAnon as simply being “strongly against …
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Good morning, this is Emilie Gramenz bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 28 September. Top stories Australia’s federal budget deficit is tipped to reach an extraordinary $200bn, but according to a new report from Deloitte Access Economics, the Morrison government should be …
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In recent days, thousands of protesters have gathered at London’s Trafalgar Square to express their anger at the British government’s measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory were among them. Some protesters were heard shouting “Choose your side,” …
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How do you rescue someone you love from the clutches of an internet conspiracy cult? Do you maybe tell them that the operator of the “most prominent” website devoted to the unhinged, fact-free QAnon conspiracy theory was recently rumbled as a senior vice-president at Citibank? According to reports, …
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In recent days, thousands of protesters have gathered at London’s Trafalgar Square to express their anger at the British government’s measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory were among them. Some protesters were heard shouting “Choose your side,” …
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Last year, QAnon was on the ropes. The pro-Trump conspiracy theory had been left homeless by the disappearance of 8chan, the message board where “Q,” its pseudonymous central figure, posted cryptic clues about a cabal of child-eating Satanic pedophiles. The message board had been cut off by its …
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