Libs of TikTok blamed for threats on children’s hospitals

September 2, 2022 2020 election, big tech, pizzagate

Archived 4 years ago from The Washington Post
Libs of TikTok blamed for threats on children’s hospitals

Listen 13 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are facing growing threats of violence, driven by an online anti-LGBTQ campaign attacking the facilities for providing care to transgender kids and teens. Twitter has left up the account inspiring the …

QAnon

September 1, 2022 2020 election, china, deep state

Archived 4 years ago from witf.org
At the core of Doug Mastriano’s campaign are self-proclaimed prophets and QAnon conspiracy theorists

September 1, 2022 | 7:12 AM Katie Meyer/WHYY Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, takes part in a primary night election gathering in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. At the core of Doug Mastriano’s opaque, …

QAnon

August 31, 2022 2020 election, deep state, trump

Archived 3 years ago from The New York Times
QAnon Accounts Found a Home, and Trump’s Support, on Truth Social

Researchers identified 88 users promoting the conspiracy theory on Donald Trump’s platform, and said he had reposted messages 65 times. Dozens of QAnon-boosting accounts decamped to Truth Social this year after they were banned by other social networks and have found support from the platform’s …

QAnon

August 31, 2022 2020 election, deep state, trump

Archived 4 years ago from The New York Times
On Truth Social, QAnon Accounts Found a Home and Trump’s Support

On Truth Social, one user with more than 31,000 followers and three Qs in his profile name posted an image in May of Mr. Trump sitting on a throne with a crown and a Q emblem behind him. Mr. Trump reposted the image. Mr. Trump has also amplified messages that included the QAnon slogan WWG1WGA (for …

QAnon

August 30, 2022

Archived 4 years ago from KQED
How QAnon Continues to Influence National and Local Politics

QAnon, the far right conspiracy movement, hasn’t dominated the headlines lately, but is still an active force in politics. Even locally, members of a QAnon group harassed Los Gatos town council members and shut down a meeting last year. We talk with the creators and hosts of ViceTV’s documentary …

QAnon

August 30, 2022 2020 election, covid19, trump

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Trump shares barrage of QAnon content and other conspiracy theories on his social media platform

Former President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning posting inflammatory messages on social media, including many explicitly promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory. While Trump has in the past promoted QAnon-inspired accounts and theories, the posts on his Truth Social account were his most …

QAnon

August 25, 2022 deep state

Archived 4 years ago from Associated Press
Colorado mom guilty of Qanon kidnapping conspiracy

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory was found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Cynthia Abcug, 53, denied she was …

QAnon

August 25, 2022 deep state

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Colorado woman denies alleged QAnon plot to kidnap son from foster home

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A Colorado woman accused of plotting with QAnon supporters to kidnap her son from his foster home denied Thursday there was ever a planned raid, saying she ended up meeting backers of the conspiracy theory after reaching out for help on social media to get her son back. Cynthia …

QAnon

August 23, 2022 deep state

Archived 4 years ago from Colorado Public Radio
Trial begins for Qanon kidnapping plot

There is no evidence a Colorado woman who lost custody of her 7-year-old son for allegedly lying about his health problems plotted with Qanon supporters to have him kidnapped from foster care, her lawyer told jurors Monday at the start of her trial. The prosecution’s case about the alleged plot in …

QAnon

August 22, 2022 deep state

Archived 4 years ago from ABC News
Lawyer: No evidence of mom’s alleged Qanon kidnapping plot

DENVER — There is no evidence a Colorado woman who lost custody of her 7-year-old son for allegedly lying about his health problems plotted with Qanon supporters to have him kidnapped from foster care, her lawyer told jurors Monday at the start of her trial. The prosecution’s case about the alleged …

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