QAnon is a pro-President Donald Trump deep-state conspiracy theory that incorporates everything from "Pizzagate" to "false flag" mass shootings to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It has claimed, for example, that Trump is not under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller but is instead working with him to go after leading Democrats and other political figures, whom proponents of the theory allege are involved in pedophilia rings. It has been described as a "counter-narrative" to the actual reality of Trump's presidency.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/mike-pence-photo-op-sheriffs-deputy-qanon/index.html

The QAnon conspiracy emerged on messaging board 4Chan, where a poster claiming to be “Q,” a senior federal government figure, last year started publishing a series of cryptic “clues.”

Supporters have spun an elaborate narrative out of the clues, claiming they show that President Donald Trump is poised to take down a child trafficking ring involving senior Democrats and Hollywood figures.

In recent months backers of the conspiracy have appeared at Trump rallies, holding up banners and wearing clothing referencing the conspiracy theory. Actor and Trump backer Roseanne Barr is among the high profile adherents of Q Anon.

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-police-officer-greets-mike-pence-wearing-qanon-patch-1239913

QAnon is an online movement of conspiracy theorists who believe that President Donald Trump is in the process of bringing down a pedophile ring that is led by Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. The group came to prominence thanks to their presence at Trump rallies during the summer of 2018. In August 2018, a major QAnon supporter got a photo with the president in the Oval Office. The believers of QAnon say that an anonymous person with high-level security clearance named Q began the movement through postings on 4Chan about Trump and his belief in a Democrat-led child abuse conspiracy.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/matt-patten/

Vice President Mike Pence tweeted, and soon deleted, a photo on Friday showing him with a police officer who wore a patch with a “Q” patch, signaling belief in the QAnon conspiracy, prominently displayed on his uniform. QAnon is an internet-based baseless anti-government conspiracy theory that has been pushing the lie that President Donald Trump is in cahoots with military officials to target members of what they consider to be the government’s “deep state,” who they believe run pedophile rings.

The conspiracy theory started on internet message board 4Chan with mysterious, cryptic posts by a person known as “Q,” who followers believe to be a highly-placed government official. QAnon is responsible for, among others, the absurd Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which led to a shooting inside a Washington, DC, pizzeria in December 2016. The suspect, a follower of QAnon, fired three shots with an AR-15, although no one was injured; he was sentenced to four years in prison. The assailant said he was attempting to save children trapped in a sex-slave ring, which he believed to be led by Hillary Clinton and her campaign advisor, John Podesta.

Followers of QAnon believe Trump is on a mission to rid the government of these pedophiles, and supporters have been seen at Trump rallies with shirts and signs with the letter “Q” on them, a signal they subscribe to the conspiracy.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pence-qanon-tweet-762258/

Buzzfeed got the Q photo pulled

Minutes after BuzzFeed News reached out to the White House and Pence’s office regarding the picture, the tweet was deleted and reposted, but this time without the image with the QAnon patch.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/mike-pence-deleted-picture-qanon-florida

>>4113619

An official at the Vice President’s Office

told BuzzFeed News the image was deleted from Pence’s account after the patch was pointed out to staff. The official added that the image was taken down so as not to draw attention to the baseless conspiracy theory.

>>4113634

Love this part

The official added that the image was taken down so as not to draw attention to the

baseless conspiracy theory.

>>4113646

Was the question forced?

WHITEHOUSE OFFICIAL: Q is a baseless conspiracy theory

According to an official at the Vice President’s Office that told Buzzfeed News

>>4113691

Wonder if Buzzfeed has the name of that "official at the Vice President’s Office"?

Maybe we should all ask Salvador Hernandez

WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL'S NAME AT THE VP'S OFFICE?

Salvador Hernandez is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.

Contact Salvador Hernandez at salvador.hernandez@buzzfeed.com.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/mike-pence-deleted-picture-qanon-florida