Digital Warfare

Rather than condemn the QAnon conspiracy theory, Trump elevates its dangerous central assertion

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/rather-than-condemn-qanon-conspiracy-theory-trump-elevates-its-dangerous-central-assertion/

https://archive.vn/EBFhE

Riggleman condemns Trump’s retweet of ‘ludicrous’ conspiracy about Navy SEALs, bin Laden

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/riggleman-trump-qanon/2020/10/15/f3437446-0ee5-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html

https://archive.is/2md73

I Lost My Best Friend To QAnon

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/i-lost-my-best-friend-to-qanon_uk_5f8707abc5b6e9e76fb95a96

https://archive.vn/6rinj

Trump pressed on QAnon by Savannah Guthrie

https://sports.yahoo.com/trump-pressed-qanon-savannah-guthrie-014739436.html

https://archive.is/GiQb7

Sen. Kelly Loeffler to be joined by QAnon-supporting congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene on campaign trail

https://news.yahoo.com/sen-kelly-loeffler-joined-qanon-151254339.html

https://archive.is/HlvcO

YouTube Follows Facebook in Banning QAnon, But With Caveats

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-15/youtube-follows-facebook-in-banning-qanon-but-with-caveats

https://archive.is/z7Eys

QONSPIRATIONS

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/enquete/site/segments/reportage/203467/qanon-conspirationnistes-mouvement-adeptes

https://archive.vn/5GFlg

Loeffler touts endorsement from House candidate who praised QAnon conspiracy theory

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/kelly-loeffler-marjorie-taylor-greene-endorsement-429635

https://archive.vn/Lv9fA

The GOP starts forging a new alliance with QAnon

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/qanon-trump-maga-movement-429739

https://archive.is/cG5ky

Donald Trump praises QAnon supporters

https://www.mediamatters.org/msnbc/donald-trump-praises-qanon-supporters

A bizarre Benghazi conspiracy theory traveled through the right-wing echo chamber from QAnon accounts to the president

https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/bizarre-benghazi-conspiracy-theory-traveled-through-right-wing-echo-chamber

https://archive.is/r8MUo

QAnon’s Obsession With #SaveTheChildren Is Making It Harder To Save Kids From Traffickers

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/qanons-obsession-with-savethechildren-is-making-it-harder-to-save-kids-from-traffickers/

https://archive.vn/PqdEL

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

https://www.whsv.com/2020/10/15/youtube-follows-twitter-and-facebook-with-qanon-crackdown/

https://archive.is/KBX2w

Savannah Guthrie Slams Trump Over Conspiracy Theories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znypy6knxiQ

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Digital Warfare (cont)

Pennsylvania Postal Worker Charged with Dumping Mail Is QAnon Follower: Report

https://www.newsweek.com/postal-worker-mail-qanon-pittsburgh-conspiracy-1539322

https://archive.vn/16o3O

How the GOP learned to love QAnon

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-qanon-infiltrated-the-gop-2020-10

https://archive.is/97PxZ

President Obama says QAnon is 'seeping into the mainstream of the Republican Party'

https://www.insider.com/obama-qanon-seeping-into-mainstream-republican-party-conspiracy-what-is-2020-10

https://archive.vn/PPg5Z

YouTube announces new action against QAnon conspiracy theory but stops short of ban

https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-qanon-videos-ban-hate-harassment-policy-conspiracy-theory-2020-10

https://archive.is/D3gT0

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

https://www.wfmz.com/news/youtube-follows-twitter-and-facebook-with-qanon-crackdown/article_84bb1725-b012-5c9e-ae22-6cc897f1602d.html

https://archive.is/6OAlr

All the times the secret ‘military intelligence’ poster behind QAnon fell for pranks

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/qanon-hoaxes-duped/

https://archive.is/wrUKN

How QAnon is spreading unproven theories through the suburbs

https://www.today.com/video/how-qanon-is-spreading-unproven-theories-through-the-suburbs-93885509996

https://archive.vn/fLIxm

YouTube bans QAnon, other conspiracy content that targets individuals

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/youtube-bans-qanon-other-conspiracy-content-targets-individuals-n1243525

https://archive.vn/3jjle

Trump Denounces White Supremacy, Sidesteps Question On QAnon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hybkzCWb_w

Trump Said He Believes “Very Strongly” In One Of the Core Tenets Of QAnon

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/trump-qanon-2020-election

https://archive.vn/YiFHu

America’s QAnon problem is infecting Canada. What should we do about it?

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/10/15/news/americas-qanon-problem-infecting-canada-what-should-we-do-about-it

https://archive.vn/e3x37

YouTube purges QAnon program that Utah GOP candidate Burgess Owens appeared on

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/10/15/youtube-purges-qanon/

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

https://www.wjfw.com/storydetails/20201015161437/youtube_follows_twitter_and_facebook_with_qanon_crackdown

https://archive.is/fA5iY

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Digital Warfare (cont)

Civil rights and QAnon candidates: the fight for facts in Georgia

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/oct/15/civil-rights-and-qanon-candidates-the-fight-for-facts-in-georgia-video

https://archive.vn/Mnbt7

Trump ally running for Congress believes in baseless QAnon sex-trafficking conspiracy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/angela-stanton-king-qanon-conspiracy-theory

https://archive.vn/08GUy

YouTube Cracks Down on QAnon Conspiracy Theory, Citing Offline Violence

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/technology/youtube-bans-qanon-violence.html

https://archive.vn/oSH2l

QAnon backer Marjorie Taylor Green endorses Kelly Loeffler's Senate bid

https://www.11alive.com/video/news/politics/elections/polarizing-candidate-marjorie-taylor-green-endorses-kelly-loefflers-senate-bid/85-8d257060-ce69-4116-a715-547df777e0d0

https://archive.is/FepIk

YouTube still won't say it's banning QAnon, but it is taking new steps to combat it

https://edition.cnn.com/tech/live-news/social-media-misinformation-october/h_7b8653e0c3e0597d72119baf539a9e9b

https://archive.vn/rCwdG

How QAnon uses religion to lure unsuspecting Christians

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/us/qanon-religion-churches/index.html

https://archive.is/nIDBp

Trump again refuses to denounce QAnon

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/politics/donald-trump-qanon-town-hall/index.html

https://archive.vn/mxXie

Trump refuses to denounce QAnon, claims ignorance of conspiracy theory movement at town hall

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/16/donald-trump-refuses-to-denounce-qanon-claims-igno/

https://archive.vn/xC3y7

QAnon: What you need to know as this unhinged, pro-Trump conspiracy theory grows

https://www.cnet.com/news/qanon-what-you-need-to-know-as-this-unhinged-pro-trump-conspiracy-theory-grows/

https://archive.vn/nUEle

From QAnon to dictators, Trump embraces those who embrace him back

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-conspiracy-theory-republicans/2020/10/16/a056e97c-0fc4-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html

https://archive.vn/p1Zt7

Sorry, Republicans. Social media companies aren’t obligated to spread your lies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/16/sorry-republicans-social-media-companies-arent-obligated-spread-your-lies/

https://archive.is/RURrL

Trump’s comments on conspiracy are celebrated: ‘This was the biggest pitch for QAnon I’ve ever seen’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/16/qanon-trump-conspiracy/

https://archive.is/8zJDp

QAnon supporters behind canceled fundraiser give Trump $1M

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/qanon-supporters-behind-canceled-fundraiser-give-trump-1m/2020/10/16/ec69aabe-0fd0-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html

https://archive.is/HgwBy

QAnon's conspiracy theories seep dangerously into the real world

https://news.yahoo.com/qanons-conspiracy-theories-seep-dangerously-183921616.html

https://archive.is/CxDye

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Digital Warfare (Cont)

Republicans boycott House intel hearing on the risks of QAnon and other misinformation

https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-boycott-house-intel-hearing-on-the-risks-of-q-anon-and-other-misinformation-203638644.html

https://archive.is/2aXXA

QAnon accounts make a dent in voting discussion on Twitter

https://news.yahoo.com/qanon-accounts-dent-voting-discussion-180600156.html

https://archive.is/sQXnD

Mitt Romney Slams Trump For Failure To Condemn ‘Dangerous’ QAnon

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitt-romney-trump-qanon-2020-election_n_5f8a2aa7c5b69daf5e132e7f

https://archive.is/dEe5d

Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon At Town Hall Event

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-refuses-denounce-qanon-nbc-town-hall_n_5f88e71cc5b66ee9a5ee4db3

https://archive.is/rvziA

Trump Will Never Denounce QAnon Because He Needs Their Votes

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/trump-never-denounce-qanon-because-155949127.html

https://archive.is/tATjY

Facts aren't feelings' How to handle QAnon supporters in your mom groups

https://news.yahoo.com/facts-arent-feelings-grapple-qanon-191330125.html

https://archive.is/52SV0

Donald Trump refused to disavow QAnon, Joe Biden dodged court packing. Here are the key takeaways from the town halls that replaced the debate

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-16/donald-trump-joe-biden-town-halls-key-takeaways/12776300

https://archive.vn/eAmSi

QAnon: YouTube moves to purge 'harmful conspiracy theories'

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54562802

https://archive.is/VjxKI

Trump Praises Congressional Candidate who has Backed QAnon

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-17/trump-praises-congressional-candidate-who-has-backed-qanon

https://archive.is/3iVnz

Do Rep. Ferguson & Trump Support the Violence QAnon

https://www.lagrangenews.com/2020/10/15/do-rep-ferguson-and-trump-support-the-violent-qanon/

https://archive.is/XoRL6

YouTube Bans QAnon Accounts Once Followed by Boebert

https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2020/10/youtube-bans-qanon-accounts-once-followed-by-boebert/31693/

https://archive.is/ATwoP

Rush Limbaugh rationalizes Trump's QAnon answer: “The left's version of what QAnon is is absurd”

https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/rush-limbaugh-rationalizes-trumps-qanon-answer-lefts-version-what-qanon

https://archive.is/AHvE0

Following YouTube's ban, QAnon followers are jumping to these other major platforms

https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/following-youtubes-ban-qanon-followers-are-jumping-these-other-major

https://archive.is/LR0eD

Social media crackdown on conspiracy groups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4-E5NXlZ4

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Digital Warfare (cont)

Romney targets Trump after his refusal to denounce conspiracy theory

https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-politics/romney-targets-trump-after-his-refusal-to-denounce-conspiracy-theory

https://archive.vn/QD9TL

Trump Fails the QAnon Test

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/trump-qanon-denounce/616751/

https://archive.vn/McZG2

The Atlantic Daily: QAnon Isn’t Going Away

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2020/10/qanon-trump-town-hall/616770/

https://archive.is/hj9jO

Is Thomas Schoenberger the Mastermind Behind QAnon?

https://heavy.com/news/thomas-schoenberger-qanon/

https://archive.vn/hP3oP

CNN Contributor Defends Trump’s Refusal to Denounce QAnon

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-contributor-salena-zito-defends-trumps-refusal-to-denounce-qanon

https://archive.is/VRsXe

GOP Congressional Candidate Walks Out of Interview When Asked About QAnon Support

https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-gop-angela-stanton-king-trump-conspiracy-1539667

https://archive.vn/P4Lim

QAnon Supporters Say Trump Gave 'Complete Confirmation' of Conspiracy Theory at Town Hall

https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-trump-conspiracy-town-hall-1539653

https://archive.vn/Hndcg

Celebrities Call Out Trump for His QAnon Answer During Last Night's Town Hall

https://www.newsweek.com/celebrities-rob-reiner-katie-couric-trump-qanon-town-hall-1539844

https://archive.is/302na

Trump, Who Refused to Disavow QAnon, Accepted $1 M Donation from Supporters of the Conspiracy

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-who-refused-disavow-qanon-accepted-1-m-donation-supporters-conspiracy-1539958

https://archive.vn/ZJmbP

Trump's description of QAnon as being 'against pedophilia' follows its insidious takeover of the 'Save the Children' movement

https://www.insider.com/qanon-save-the-children-pedophilia-sex-trafficking-paranoia-2020-9

https://archive.vn/Of6N1

A USPS worker suspected of throwing away bags full of mail posted about the QAnon conspiracy theory

https://www.insider.com/usps-worker-qanon-trump-investigation-posted-pittsburgh-conspiracy-theory-2020-10

https://archive.is/P7anw

QAnon is facing a wave of bans by tech companies. These are the platforms that have and haven't responded to the conspiracy theory.

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-every-tech-company-social-media-platform-handling-qanon-2020-10

https://archive.vn/GEKEO

Trump Keeps Claiming Ignorance About QAnon But People Aren’t Buying It

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-keeps-claiming-ignorance-about-qanon-but-people-arent-buying-it

https://archive.is/HHpFv

Georgia's race to the right prompts GOP fears over holding Senate majority

https://www.kctv5.com/georgias-race-to-the-right-prompts-gop-fears-over-holding-senate-majority/article_69180774-0f1b-56b6-977e-b6ce38d3c992.html

https://archive.is/a2pMy

A Photographer's Journey Through the Dangerous New Age of Conspiracies in America

https://time.com/5898793/a-photographers-journey-through-the-dangerous-new-age-of-conspiracies-in-america/

https://archive.is/0i4Bg

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Digital Warfare (cont)

Congress was warned over QAnon. Hours later, Trump boosted it.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/16/1010606/congress-was-warned-over-qanon-hours-later-trump-boosted-it/

https://archive.is/1lJBX

Why do conspiracy theories about pedophilia hold such sway with some conservatives?

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-10-16/why-do-conspiracy-theories-about-pedophilia-hold-such-sway-with-some-conservatives

https://archive.is/5RL8D

QAnon accounts make a dent in voting discussion on Twitter

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/qanon-accounts-make-dent-voting-discussion-twitter-n1243748

https://archive.vn/1sENe

Dueling Town Halls: Trump Pressed on QAnon, Joe Biden Questioned on SCOTUS

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/dueling-town-halls-trump-pressed-on-qanon-joe-biden-questioned-on-scotus/2671738/

https://archive.vn/SHIr3

Trump struggles with crackpot conspiracy theories at townhall event

https://www.nbcnews.com/msnbc/rachel-maddow-show/trump-struggles-crackpot-conspiracy-theories-townhall-event-ncna1243700

https://archive.is/5wnEJ

Trump Grilled About His QAnon, Debts And Covid-19 Diagnosis At Town Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cykveQsmO1M

QAnon and Its Proliferators

https://www.wnyc.org/story/qanon-and-its-proliferators/

https://archive.is/kqmSN

Trump refuses to condemn QAnon | Twitter revises its policy, lets users share disputed article | Google sees foreign cyber threats

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/521493-hillicon-valley-trump-refuses-to-condemn-qanon-twitter-revises

https://archive.is/WSmuP

Couple who shared QAnon theories donates $1 million to Trump

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/521428-couple-who-shared-qanon-theories-donate-1-million-to-trump

https://archive.is/L81jx

What is QAnon? What we know about the conspiracy theory

https://nypost.com/article/what-is-qanon-conspiracy-theory/

https://archive.is/NbGke

What is QAnon and why does it keeping showing up in our politics?

https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/what-is-qanon-and-why-does-it-keeping-showing-up-in-our-politics/

https://archive.is/020xB

YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft8wwKlXjv8

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Digital Warfare (cont)

Romney rips Trump for refusing to condemn QAnon, but blames extremism on both parties

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/10/16/romney-rips-trump/

https://archive.is/w4MOK

The “game theory” in the Qanon conspiracy theory

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/10/16/1602828074000/Thegame-theoryin-the-Qanon-conspiracy-theory/

https://archive.is/rVPqs

YouTube bans QAnon videos

https://www.journalism.org/daily-briefings/2020/10/16/youtube-bans-qanon-videos/

https://archive.vn/fbime

In QAnon-linked US candidates, populism meets conspiracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/in-qanon-linked-us-candidates-populism-meets-conspiracy

https://archive.is/EOCLA

Susan Collins’ PAC ‘not aware’ of 2 candidates’ QAnon ties when it donated to them

https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/16/politics/susan-collins-pac-not-aware-of-2-candidates-qanon-ties-when-it-donated-to-them/

https://archive.is/FRhMh

Trump refuses to ‘disavow QAnon in its entirety’ because he knows ‘nothing’ about the group except that ‘they fight pedophilia’

https://www.rt.com/usa/503656-trump-refuse-condemn-qanon/

https://archive.is/t5hAi

QAnon: a timeline of violence linked to the conspiracy theory

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/qanon-violence-crimes-timeline

https://archive.vn/lvDPo

Trump Campaign Lawyers Are Aiding a Leading Proponent of QAnon

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/qanon-trump-greene-lawyers.html

https://archive.is/KHM6A

Is QAnon a Shared Psychotic Disorder?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/machiavellians-gulling-the-rubes/202010/is-qanon-shared-psychotic-disorder

https://archive.is/ziADL

Trump refuses to denounce QAnon conspiracies

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/10/16/trump-nbc-town-hall-qanon-conspiracy-theory-sot-vpx-cpt.cnn

https://archive.vn/etExL

He went down the QAnon rabbit hole for two years. Here's how he got out

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/16/tech/qanon-believer-how-he-got-out/index.html

https://archive.vn/RLYCD

Donald Trump's horrifying QAnon dodge

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/opinions/trump-qanon-dodge-ghitis/index.html

https://archive.is/OczRP

Donald Trump's new low on QAnon

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/politics/donald-trump-qanon-pedophilia/index.html

https://archive.is/eSzhS

QAnon's conspiracy theories seep dangerously into the real world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHe2arQfHk

YouTube Follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon Crackdown

https://businessjournaldaily.com/youtube-follows-twitter-and-facebook-with-qanon-crackdown/

https://archive.vn/GNK7d

Twitter Screws the Pooch, QAnon Bans, and FCC Takes the Bait

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/10/twitter-screws-the-pooch-qanon-bans-and-fcc-takes-the-bait/

https://archive.is/wip/EvTHe

Essential Arts: QAnon, Facebook and the unreal culture of the internet

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2020-10-17/essential-arts-internet-qanon-facebook-lurking-shialabeouf-radha-blank-essential-arts

https://archive.is/gXTjg

Donald Trump is the QAnon president. And he's proud of it

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/17/donald-trump-is-the-qanon-president-and-hes-proud-of-it

https://archive.is/1wkqx

See what these Trump supporters say about QAnon

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/10/17/trump-supporters-qanon-macon-georgia-rally-tuchman-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn

https://archive.vn/VvcWG