A Deeper Digg on NBC Article from Q Posts 2626, 2627: Flynn hearing leaves the far right's conspiracy theorists wanting
Q cited this article by Ben Collins as yet another example of how the MSM put outs deliberately distorted coverage on Q community. In this case, it says we missed the mark when predicting the outcome of the Michael Flynn sentencing hearing and that the movement is "falling apart" as a result. Let's take a closer look below.
"A year-old conspiracy theory simmering in both far-right message boards and mainstream conservative publications that predicted former national security advisor Michael Flynn would be exonerated fell apart on Tuesday at his sentencing hearing, leaving believers perplexed."
Next, we are treated to the expert opinion of Travis View, a "conspiracy theory researcher":
“The idea that Flynn holds a lot of secrets about the deep state and won't face serious consequences is important to the Qanon community. They’ve been banking on Sullivan throwing out the charges."
"The theory began back in February, with a series of articles on conservative news websites lauding [Judge] Sullivan as a “government misconduct expert” who may be looking to get Flynn to change his plea."
The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and National Review are said to be the source of the conspiracy theory:
''"From there, far-right message boards and members of the Qanon conspiracy community have been “banking on Sullivan throwing out the charges…This is actually one of those instances in which the conspiracy theory was sparked by respectable conservative publications, and then spread downward into the fever swamps…This is different from how conspiracy theories typically spread, in which fringe forums develop a theory, and it spreads to mainstream social networks like Twitter, and then to fringe publications.”
In the last paragraph, the author reveals that believers in Qanon, the repeatedly debunked conspiracy theory that Mueller and Trump are secretly working together to take down a global pedophile ring run by Democrats and many celebrities, also grew agitated at Sullivan’s inability to adhere to their prophecy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/flynn-hearing-leaves-far-right-s-conspiracy-theorists-wanting-n949626
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Comment: Hey, NBC–ever consider actually ASKING anons from Q movement to ask how we're doing these days? No, you'd rather ask some "expert" on conspiracy theories!! Article should be "for KEKS."
One question remains: Who is Travis View and why should anybody believe anything he says?
According to WaPo, Travis View is a marketer, writer, and conspiracy theory researcher. He wrote a Sept 18 hit piece on Q movement for them: "How conspiracy theories spread from the Internet’s darkest corners"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/18/how-conspiracy-theories-spread-internets-darkest-corners/?utm_term=.4d2afd4d1626
He also wrote a hit piece for Medium about the same time: Who Is Really Behind The Bonkers QAnon Conspiracy Theory?
https://medium.com/@travismview/who-is-really-behind-the-bonkers-qanon-conspiracy-theory-1e2ef1e08da2
A tweet of his appeared in an earlier article in The New Republic: "People lining up for the Trump rally in Tampa today. A lot of the chan anons might treat Q-Anon like a LARP, but by all appearances there are plenty of people who take it seriously irl."
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/150351/qanon-conspiracy-theory-trump-can-neither-embrace-disavow
DIGG on this guy???