Through "controlled opposition" the cabal has invented and promoted some conspiracies/claims that are false. Like chaff, these false claims look superficially similar to the true claims, which tends to deter normies from the entire "conspiracy" field (run into chaff before finding proof of real stuff, and someone's first instinct is to dismiss anything that looks similar in flavor.)
Anons who predate Q were sorting this stuff out, but frankly it can be difficult, with controlled opposition and shills seeding the air with chaff. It's hard to know what's true or false without personally investigating every rabbit hole. And with the cabal digging fake rabbit holes all over the place …
(yeah, I know I'm mixing metaphors … chaff = fake rabbit holes, planes = true rabbit holes …)
In this light, one way Q helps influence us is if Q knows all (or near enough), Q can improve the effectiveness of our digging and dispel the clouds to give us a clearer perception of the big picture through hints like conspiracy claims X,Y,Z are true, A,B,C are false.
I don't mean "we believe this just because Q said so", but when what Q says fits the parts of reality we know the most about, it's natural to find Q's guidance useful in other areas.
It's like the difference between pioneers finding paths across the mountains on foot, or going west while getting hints along the way from someone who has a satellite photo of the terrain up ahead. Q is on top of the hill with an excellent view, and scouting reports from that vantage point are very helpful.
I'd love to see a long list from Q listing dozens of conspiracy claims with a true/false next to each one … both to assist the anons, and to help clear out the chaff for the normies so they don't get sidetracked into fake rabbit holes (and either get lost down there, or run away from it all.)
If I can switch metaphors yet again, that would be kind of like image correction applied to a raw camera image, zapping the dark pixels so you have a clearer view of the stars. Zap, most of the fake conspiracy theories / claims created to obscure the view disappear, and what's left is a vivid image of what's really going on.