What does QAnon claim?
It’s difficult to figure out Q’s exact message, and not all QAnon supporters believe the same things. But the general idea is this:
The world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles that include the most famous Democrats and celebrities.
In addition to molesting children, members of this group also kill and eat their victims in order to ingest a life-extending chemical in human blood.
In order to stop this elite ring of pedophilic cannibals, top military generals convinced Trump to run for president in 2016. He’s now secretly working behind the scenes to bring those involved to justice.
Many QAnon supporters believe that Trump’s efforts will culminate in something called "the storm." That term comes from some comments that Trump made to reporters in October 2017 while posing with military generals: "You guys know what this represents? Maybe it’s the calm before the storm." (The White House never clarified what he was talking about.)
QAnon also touches on other false narratives about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, vaccines and the moon landing.
How is QAnon related to Pizzagate?
QAnon evolved from the Pizzagate conspiracy theory about child sex trafficking and prominent Democrats.
Pizzagate emerged during the 2016 campaign after WikiLeaks released Podesta’s emails. Some people on internet forums noticed that Podesta had communicated with the owner of Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C., to discuss a fundraiser.
With no evidence to go on, they claimed Podesta’s use of the word "pizza" was a code word for pedophilia and that Comet Ping Pong was holding children hostage for Clinton and her allies to abuse. In December 2016, a North Carolina man entered the pizzeria with an assault rifle to "self-investigate" the claims. The man fired his rifle inside the restaurant before he surrendered. There were no reported injuries.
How has QAnon spread?
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