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This episode first aired on Today in Focus, the Guardian’s global daily news podcast. The Guardian US tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong talks to Anushka Asthana about the rise of QAnon, an online conspiracy theory. QAnon followers believe that the
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Donald Trump has referred to QAnon followers as ‘people who love our country‘ – while to the FBI considers them a potential domestic terror threat. The Guardian US technology reporter Julia Carrie Wong explains the roots – and rise – of QAnon,
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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,
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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
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Thousands of people are protesting against the government’s coronavirus lockdown measures in London after being urged to abide by distancing restrictions. Demonstrators in Trafalgar Square chanted: “We will win” as placards saying “Think before it is illegal” and “Obey” were
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Police have moved to break up a protest in central London after thousands of people defied their advice and demonstrated against lockdowns, mass vaccinations, mandatory wearing of face masks and other coronavirus restrictions. The protest, organised by campaign groups including
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It is March 2020, and in San Antonio, Texas, hundreds of arms dealers, prison builders, and members of state law enforcement are meeting at the annual border security convention to sell their services, guns and military-grade equipment to anyone sharing
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“I lay awake at night and worry if my brother’s going to shoot a bunch of protesters,” said Daniel, 36. Daniel, whose name has been changed to protect his family, always had a close relationship with his twin brother, Greg.
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The Guardian US tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong talks to Anushka Asthana about the rise of QAnon, an online conspiracy theory. QAnon followers believe that the world is run by a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping Democrats and Hollywood celebrities who
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Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to the re-election campaign of a Tennessee state lawmaker who used social media to amplify and promote the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to a review of campaign finance records and the candidate’s
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