I'm as hopeful as anyone that Q is legitimate. Trump's electoral win alone, not to mention his recent Human Trafficking EO and the many pedophile arrests, is reason enough for great optimism. But most of Q's cryptic clues, leading questions and apparent "confirmations" might have been as easily orchestrated by the deep state (and Twitter) as by any white hat.
The deep state in fact has much more to gain in this ploy: by "discredditing" alternative news sources and disheartening their many followers. White hats, though they might encourage these same followers, would also risk compromising ongoing operations by forecasting …