QAnon conspiracy theory accounts removed by Facebook after unfounded ‘child-eating cannibal’ claims
Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the first time against the far-right US conspiracy theory circulated among supporters of President Donald Trump.
The social media giant made the announcement on Tuesday as part of its monthly briefing on “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” on its platforms.
That’s Facebook’s term for fake accounts run with the intent of disrupting politics elections and society.
QAnon is a right-wing conspiracy theory centred on the baseless belief that Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals.For more than two years, followers have pored over a tangled set of clues purportedly posted online by a high-ranking government official known only as “Q”.
The conspiracy theory first emerged in a dark corner of the internet but it has been creeping into the mainstream political arena.
Trump has retweeted QAnon-promoting accounts and its followers flock to the president’s rallies wearing clothes and hats with QAnon symbols and slogans.
Facebook says it found the QAnon activity as part of its investigations into suspected coordinated inauthentic behaviour ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
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