Misinformation has been spreading like wildfire in the lead-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election. In the last couple of months, QAnon has gone mainstream.
The unfounded internet conspiracy theory alleges the world is run by a cabal of satan-worshiping pedophiles including Democratic politicians and Hollywood celebrities running a global child sex-trafficking ring.
The starting point right now is really that there is this deep state or shadow government, which has in mind the takedown of Trump,” said Barbara Perry, director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism.
QAnon followers have been flooding social media with false information about COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and most recently about the U.S. election.
At its core, the far-right conspiracy theory is that U.S. President Donald Trump is fighting a battle against evil, according to Perry, who studies extremism extensively. The theory suggests the military, supposedly eager to see the deep state overthrown, recruited Trump to run for president. But the deep state, which controls the media, quickly tried to smear him through “fake news.”
They claim it is only Trump who can get “deep state” leaders arrested in what they call “The great awakening,” Perry says. Trump, however claims They claim it is only Trump who can get “deep state” leaders arrested in what they call “The great awakening,” Perry says. Trump, however, says QAnon deeply love American vcalues and him.
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