Aussie news site runs Q hit piece
"What is QAnon? How the coronavirus has given a voice to the bizarre, pro-Trump US fringe movement
COVID-19 has provided the unexpected breeding ground for a movement to take hold, the roots of which began with a pro-Trump conspiracy theory.
From baseless associations linking 5G to health risks, high-profile paedophile rings, President Donald Trump’s secret plan to arrest elites and hoax medical supplements advertised to cure COVID-19, these bizarre theories all share one thing in common.
They’ve seemingly originated from the fringe QAnon movement – a haven for conservative conspiracy theorists.
The roots of the group originated in October 2017 on the internet chat forum, 4Chan. The anonymous poster, who went by the pseudonym of ‘Q’, began sharing what appeared to be highly-classified information about the government.
One of their central beliefs, of many, is that the world is controlled by a group of anti-Trump elites. Among the group are Democrat politicians, Hollywood heavyweights, billionaires and other people of influence.
Accusation of a child sex-trafficking ring has also been thrown into the mix, as has inferences of cannibalism.
Furthermore, Q also believes President Trump has launched a secret investigation to bring these deep state elites to justice.
The group has amassed mainstream attention as well. In August 2019, QAnon became the first a fringe conspiracy group determined by the FBI to be a Domestic Terrorist Threat. In May of this year, Facebook also removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon.
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https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/what-is-qanon-how-the-coronavirus-has-given-a-voice-to-the-bizarre-protrump-us-fringe-movement/news-story/821a1a1d69c6a85358d68f9ae863cbee
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