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>From QAnon to Pizzagate, When Online Conspiracies Form … - Wired
>Online Conspiracy Groups Are a Lot Like Cults
RENEE DIRESTA IDEAS 11.13.1808:00 AM
>ONLINE CONSPIRACY GROUPS ARE A LOT LIKE CULTS
IN RECENT MONTHS there’s been an increase in stories in which a follower of radical conspiracies shifts their actions from the web and into the world.
In June, a QAnon conspiracy follower kicked off a one-man standoff at the Hoover Dam. Another QAnon supporter was arrested the next month occupying a Cemex cement factory, claiming that he had knowledge that Cemex was secretly assisting in child trafficking—a theory discussed in Facebook groups, in an attempt to push it into Twitter trending topics.
WhatsApp conspiracy theories about pedophiles in India led to murders. Investigations of Cesar Sayoc, dubbed the “magabomber,” turned up his participation in conspiratorial Facebook groups. There’s the Tree of Life synagogue shooter. The Comet Pizza “Pizzagate” shooter. There are, unfortunately, plenty of examples.
https://www.wired.com/story/online-conspiracy-groups-qanon-cults/