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== Beliefs == | == Beliefs == | ||
QAnon followers falsely believe that Donald Trump is secretly fighting against a shadowy cabal of celebrities, media figures, politicians and billionaires, who run a child sex trafficking ring, consume human flesh and worship Satan. These false accusations have been accused of being "[[Blood Libel|blood libel]]". | QAnon followers falsely believe that Donald Trump is secretly fighting against a shadowy cabal of celebrities, media figures, politicians and billionaires, who run a child sex trafficking ring, consume human flesh, and worship Satan. These false accusations have been accused of being "[[Blood Libel|blood libel]]". | ||
Due to QAnon's black-and-white thinking system, QAnon followers are fanatically loyal towards Trump and despise Democrats, liberals, and moderate Republicans who oppose Trump. | Due to QAnon's black-and-white thinking system, QAnon followers are fanatically loyal towards Trump and despise Democrats, liberals, and moderate Republicans who oppose Trump. | ||
QAnon's central figure, Q, claims to be a high-ranking official in the US Government, and periodically leaks out what he claims is government intel. Journalists have speculated that Q is really either 8Chan owner Jim Watkins or his son Ron. | QAnon's central figure, Q, claims to be a high-ranking official in the US Government, and periodically leaks out what he claims is government intel. Journalists have speculated that Q is really either 8Chan owner Jim Watkins or his son, Ron. | ||
Oddly enough, despite their campaign against child sexual abuse, QAnon followers came to the defense of Congressman Matt Gaetz after his sexual misconduct allegations and ignore accusations of Trump's sexual assault and alleged connections to [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. | Oddly enough, despite their campaign against child sexual abuse, QAnon followers came to the defense of Congressman Matt Gaetz after his sexual misconduct allegations and ignore accusations of Trump's sexual assault and alleged connections to [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. | ||
== Legacy == | == Incidents and Legacy == | ||
Labeled as a [[Terrorism|domestic terrorism]] threat by the FBI in 2019, QAnon has been accused of inciting | Labeled as a [[Terrorism|domestic terrorism]] threat by the FBI in 2019, QAnon has been accused of inciting many of their followers to commit criminal acts of violence, threatening healthcare workers and people who oppose Donald Trump (especially Democrats and Anti-Trump celebrities), and for infamously participating in the [[2021 United States Capitol storming]]. As a result, several QAnon followers have been arrested and/or charged with those aforementioned crimes incited by the conspiracy theory. | ||
Former United States National Security advisor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn Michael Flynn] and his lawyer, [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Powell Sidney Powell], became avid QAnon espousers until their Twitter accounts were banned. Even though he doesn’t fully know about QAnon, Trump himself has also voiced support for QAnon, claiming that “they are very strongly against pedophilia and I agree with that". He occasionally retweeted several QAnon-affiliated accounts until his suspension. He explicitly endorsed them in September 2022 by reposting a photoshop of himself wearing a Q pin on his Truth Social site. | Former United States National Security advisor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn Michael Flynn] and his lawyer, [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Powell Sidney Powell], became avid QAnon espousers until their Twitter accounts were banned. Even though he doesn’t fully know about QAnon, Trump himself has also voiced support for QAnon, claiming that “they are very strongly against pedophilia and I agree with that". He occasionally retweeted several QAnon-affiliated accounts until his suspension. He explicitly endorsed them in September 2022 by reposting a photoshop of himself wearing a Q pin on his Truth Social site. | ||
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In April 2021, Liliana Carrillo was arrested for the murders of her three children. Carrillo, who was in a custody battle with her husband over the children, was a QAnon follower and feared that they would be kidnapped by sex traffickers. Her husband's cousin [https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/mpodn8/my_cousins_wife_killed_their_three_kids/ posted] the story on r/QAnonCasualties. | In April 2021, Liliana Carrillo was arrested for the murders of her three children. Carrillo, who was in a custody battle with her husband over the children, was a QAnon follower and feared that they would be kidnapped by sex traffickers. Her husband's cousin [https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/mpodn8/my_cousins_wife_killed_their_three_kids/ posted] the story on r/QAnonCasualties. | ||
In September 2021, NBC News [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-qanon-believer-indicted-charges-killing-his-2-children-spear-n1278802 reported] that QAnon believer Matthew Taylor Coleman killed his son and daughter with a spearfishing gun due to believing that they would "grow into monsters". | In September 2021, NBC News [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-qanon-believer-indicted-charges-killing-his-2-children-spear-n1278802 reported] that QAnon believer Matthew Taylor Coleman killed his son and daughter with a spearfishing gun due to believing that they would "grow into monsters", which resulted in his arrest. | ||
In September 2022, QAnon believer 53-year-old Igor Lanis murdered his wife Tina and injured his daughter Rachel before being | In September 2022, QAnon believer 53-year-old Igor Lanis murdered his wife Tina and injured his daughter Rachel before being fatally gunned down by the police after trying to fire his shots at them. His daughter [https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/xbiy5s/tw_my_qdad_snapped_and_killed_my_family_this/ posted] the incident on r/QAnonCasualties. | ||
== Failed Predictions and False Claims == | == Failed Predictions and False Claims == | ||
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*Colby Covington, American MMA Fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion | *Colby Covington, American MMA Fighter and former UFC Welterweight Champion | ||
*Gina Carano, American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former MMA fighter | *Gina Carano, American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former MMA fighter | ||
*Mary Miller, representative of Illinois | *Mary Miller, representative of Illinois and participant in the 2021 United States Capitol storming | ||
*[[Ashli Babbitt]], participant in the [[2021 United States Capitol storming]] | *[[Ashli Babbitt]], participant in the [[2021 United States Capitol storming]] | ||
*[[Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.]], participant in the 2021 United States Capitol storming | *[[Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.]], participant in the 2021 United States Capitol storming | ||
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[[Category:Liars]] | [[Category:Liars]] | ||
[[Category:Vengeful]] | [[Category:Vengeful]] | ||
[[Category:Wolves in sheep's clothing]] | [[Category:Wolves in sheep's clothing]] | ||
[[Category:Alt-right]] | [[Category:Alt-right]] | ||
[[Category:Propagandist]] | [[Category:Propagandist]] | ||
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[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
[[Category:Evil vs. Evil]] | [[Category:Evil vs. Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Semetic]] | |||
[[Category:Anti-LGBT]] |