That's because they can't deny that Q has become something bigger than just some supposed larp. Q is real in the same way Santa Claus is real. Is Santa Claus real? No. Except that people write and sing songs about him. Make movies about him. Dress up like him. Children wait up to catch a glimpse of him and parents pretend to be him. Soooo. Is Santa Claus real? You're goddamn right.
"If" Q is real and it truly is an effort by the Trump admin, its as real as an AR Game. Which is REAL. It is leads to follow and mysteries to unravel. Does that make it any less real? Nope. Here we all are. Does it make it totally false? Nope. Otherwise this shit would have ended MONTHS ago.
So is Santa Claus real? Yes. Is Q real? Yes.