>whether it was real
Well, the proofs that Q was tight with PDJT are rock solid.
/pol/ was half (pardon the pun) divided between it's F&G and whoa WTF check this out until those proofs started coming in (tippy top the first biggie) that clinched it as being at least a PDJT op for sure.
So, wherever anyone stands at this stage in terms of the pros/cons of what the Q op was/is meant to do, there's no doubt that PDJT is in on it.