https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/29/18286890/qanon-mueller-report-barr-trump-conspiracy-theories

The Mueller investigation is over. QAnon, the conspiracy theory that grew around it, is not.

Why a conspiracy theory with an expiration date will endure.

One would think that a conspiracy theory that’s based on the idea that special counsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump are working together to expose thousands of cannibalistic pedophiles hidden in plain sight (including Hillary Clinton and actor Tom Hanks) and then send them to Guantanamo Bay would be doomed. Mueller’s investigation has ended and Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of Mueller’s report has been published — all without any mention of pedophiles, cannibals, or child murderers.

One would be wrong

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/qanon-explained-what-is-trump-russia-investigation-pizzagate-a8845226.html

Sometimes the posts are cryptic, throwing the bakers into a frenzy of riddle solving, such as:

—27-1—yes—USA94-2

—27-1—yes—USA58-A

—27-1—yes—USA04

—Conf—BECZ—y056-(3)—y

The—Castle—Runs—RED—yes

Where did all of this come from?

The theory began in October 2017, with an ominous post on 4chan titled “Calm Before the Storm” and written by someone using the name “Q Clearance Patriot”.

It also seems to be taking hold on more traditional platforms. This week, for instance, it emerged that for a brief time searching on YouTube for Tom Hanks would bring up false claims that he is a paedophile, which was linked to the QAnon theory.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/29/college-admission-scandal-woman-hot-pockets/

Operation Varsity Blues has claimed another handful of high-profile individuals including a woman whose company developed Hot Pockets.

Just over a dozen defendants accused of paying off college officials, test proctors and coaches are set to appear in court Friday in Boston Among them is Michelle Janavs, an executive in the family food manufacturing business that sold Hot Pockets to Nestlé for $2.6 billion.