A later post said: "Check the news for Port Orchard, Washington, in a few hours. Regulations forbid wearing either patch, and the deputy was reprimanded and removed from the SWAT team as a result. There was no bombing. In this talk, Poole mainly attributed this to the anonymous system, and to the lack of data retention on the site ("The site has no memory."). But I don't know much about the movement. This message resulted in the Church receiving threatening phone calls. [72], The main tenets of the QAnon ideology were already present at 4chan before Q's appearance, including claims that Hillary Clinton was directly involved in a pedophile ring, that Robert Mueller was secretly working with Trump, and that large-scale military tribunals were imminent. [238][239][240][241], While QAnon was initially promoted by Alex Jones and Jerome Corsi,[73] Right Wing Watch reported that they had both ceased to support QAnon by May 2018, declaring the source "completely compromised". Of those who had an opinion, most were unfavorable. [56] Its proponents have been called "a deranged conspiracy cult"[11] and "some of the Internet's most outré [unconventional] Trump fans". Colby Itkowitz, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lori Rozsa and Rachael Bade (August 20, 2020). [57] It is disseminated mainly by supporters of Trump, who refer to the Storm and the Great Awakening—QAnon's precepts and vocabulary are closely related to the religious concepts of millenarianism and apocalypticism,[7] leading it to be sometimes construed as an emerging religious movement. 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This is why", "Sean Spicer Just Sparked A Civil War Among Reddit's Trump-Loving Corners By Saying That QAnon Is Fake", "Reddit bans popular deep state conspiracy forum for 'inciting violence, "How closely do Discord and Reddit work together? [204][205][206], The resolution passed on October 2, 2020, in a 371–18 vote. [154] QAnon's cultish quality has led to its characterization as a possible emerging religious movement. [8] As a parody of the incident, 4chan temporarily added "Don't mess with football" as an additional rule for /b/. [28] Soon after the 2016 United States elections, two anonymous posters, "CIAAnon" and "CIAIntern", falsely claimed to be high-ranking CIA officers, and in late August 2017, "WHInsiderAnon" offered a supposed preview that something that was "going to go down" regarding leaks that would affect the Democratic Party. This then "breaks the spell" the conspiracies had over them. Brahm did not expect the message to be taken seriously since he "would never take anything posted on 4chan as fact";[161] an FBI official was quoted as saying the "credibility of [the threat] was beyond ridiculous". [155] In the Internet age, QAnon virtual communities have little "real world" connection with each other, but online they can number in the tens of thousands. Sanders denounced "any group that would incite violence against another individual", without specifically responding to the QAnon mention. [7] QAnon's vocabulary echoes Christian tropes—the "Storm" (the Genesis flood narrative or Judgement Day) and the "Great Awakening"—evoking the reputed historical religious Great Awakenings of the early 18th century to the late 20th century. She has also called herself a "flat-earther" and in September called her Democratic opponent Chris Coons a "Christian-hating baby-killer," adding, "I'm coming for your seat, Satanist. "[251] On August 4, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked to comment on QAnon in his "ask me anything" session on the /r/The Donald subreddit. Thus, the "rickroll" was born. [50][51][52][53] On the day of Biden's inauguration, Ron Watkins, who operated the 8kun message board, suggested it was time to "go back to our lives as best we are able", while other QAnon participants believed that Biden was "part of the plan". On 27 August 2020, the shooter was sentenced to life without parole . 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[170][171], QAnon supporters claim that they were asked to cover up their "Q" identifiers and other QAnon-related symbols at a Trump campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 15, 2019. [118][119] These protests tend to attract a more diverse and younger crowd than typical QAnon groups, including many people who do not fully believe all aspects of the QAnon conspiracy theory,[120] and have often been able to avoid social media restrictions. We're glad to see this short-lived debacle has prompted renewed interest and debate over net neutrality and Internet censorship—two very important issues that don't get nearly enough attention—so perhaps this was all just a blessing in disguise. [58], The "random" board, /b/, follows the design of Futaba Channel's Nijiura board. [5] U.S. prosecutors have called QAnon "a group commonly referred to as a cult". [157] The threat claimed that the attack would be carried out on October 22, the final day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. There is no self-correction process within the group, since the self-reinforcing true believers are immune to correction, fact-checking, or counter-speech, which is drowned out by the cult's groupthink. [71] The concept of anons "doing research" and claiming to disclose otherwise classified information, while a key component of the QAnon conspiracy theory, is by no means exclusive to it. [40] The tripcode associated with Q has changed several times, creating uncertainty about the poster's continuous identity. "[203], In September 2020, Malinowski received death threats from QAnon followers after he was falsely accused of wanting to protect sexual predators. Weather records did not show precipitation in her area on the day of the post. [205], On July 26, 2009, AT&T's DSL branch temporarily blocked access to the img.4chan.org domain (host of /b/ and /r9k/), which was initially believed to be an attempt at Internet censorship, and met with hostility on 4chan's part. [44] In July 2020, Twitter banned thousands of QAnon-affiliated accounts and changed its algorithms to reduce the conspiracy theory's spread. Her rise to exposure began in late 2008 and early 2009, surrounding self-made videos that were initially made to be posted to her Gaia Online profile. It’s a false flag for sure, but I’ll be aiming for the more tanned/dark haired muddied jeans in the crowd so real whites won’t have to worry," wrote Radulovic, according to the indictment. "[303], Prim's Facebook page was filled with references to QAnon. [6], QAnon commonly asserts that Trump is planning a day of reckoning known as the "Storm", when thousands of members of the cabal will be arrested. [157] Survey data showed in late 2020 that a quarter of those who knew about QAnon think there's some truth to it. [203][204] Devins had developed a small following online and was a 4chan user herself. The block was lifted a few days later. [227], Michael Flynn—the former lieutenant general, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and National Security Advisor to Trump—posted a video on July 4, 2020, to his Twitter account of him leading a small group in an oath with the QAnon motto, "Where we go one, we go all. [271], In an October 12, 2020 interview with CNN, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said much QAnon material was "borderline content" that did not explicitly break its rules, but that changes in the site's methodology for recommendations had reduced views of QAnon-related content by 80%. "[188][189] After Greene won a primary runoff election in Georgia in August, Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger denounced QAnon, calling it a "fabrication. The news of the death was posted on 4chan about 38 minutes before ABC News reported it. She also has taken actions connected with the sovereign citizen movement. 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[89] Charlie Ward and Martin Geddes are listed by Hope not Hate as influential British promoters of QAnon, with Geddes "[running] one of the most popular QAnon Twitter accounts in the world". Trump's team fires back", "Top Trump Campaign Staffer Slams GOP Congressman After He Calls QAnon A 'Fabrication, "GOP Congressman Scott Tipton was defeated by right-wing primary challenger Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd congressional district", "Who is Lauren Boebert, the QAnon sympathizer who won a Republican primary? She had made many posts online relevant to QAnon beliefs and sent a friend a text message saying that Trump was "literally taking down the cabal and the pedophile ring. But I failed. Etymology and scope. The incident was criticized by some /b/ users, in that most reports on the hack focused on 4chan, rather than Palin's violation of campaign law. [40][83][43][128][129] Both Watkinses deny knowing Q's identity. It was later reported that the HTML numeric character reference for the symbol had been posted on /b/, with a request to perform a Google search for the string. Adrenochrome harvesting is rooted in antisemitic myths of blood libel. Far-right activists and influencers have created a German audience for QAnon on YouTube, Facebook, and Telegram estimated at 200,000. Website under scrutiny after shootings", "Oregon shooting: Did 4chan trolls incite Chris Harper-Mercer to massacre at Umpqua Community College? [221], On August 21, 2020, Vice President Mike Pence said that he "doesn't know anything about" QAnon except that it is a conspiracy theory that he dismisses "out of hand. [79][80] Some QAnon followers have accused the trio of profiting off of the movement. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, from anime and manga to video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and sports, among others. [72], A user named "Q Clearance Patriot" first appeared on the /pol/ board of 4chan on October 28, 2017, posting in a thread titled "Calm Before the Storm",[22] a reference to Trump's cryptic description of a gathering of United States military leaders he attended as "the calm before the storm". [95], University of Southern California professor and data scientist Emilio Ferrara found that about 25% of accounts that use QAnon hashtags and retweet Infowars and One America News Network are bots. "[298] Abcug pleaded not guilty to the charge in September 2020 and is to be tried in February 2021. By November 2011, 4chan made the transition to utilizing Cloudflare following a series of DDoS attacks. "OK boomer" is a catchphrase and meme often used by teenagers and young adults to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with people born in the two decades following World War II, known as baby boomers.However, it has increasingly been used to refer to older people in general, regardless of when they were actually born. [115] In the same timeframe, QAnon followers also created a conspiracy theory claiming that furniture company Wayfair had secret arrangements to sell and ship victims of child trafficking. Rogers said Q must have forgotten to sign in before posting. [75][76] The board's users have started antifeminist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-Arab Twitter campaigns. [108][109][110], As in Pizzagate, QAnon followers believe that children are being abducted in large numbers to supply a child trafficking ring. Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up – a real WINNER! And what "Q" is is basically a poster on 4chan, who later moved to 8chan, who reveals details about this secret behind-the-scenes battle, and also secrets about what the cabal is doing and also the mass sort of upcoming arrest events through these posts. It has been used as a symbol of pedophilia by Maltese graffiti vandals prior to a papal visit. [151], Genocide scholar Gregory Stanton described QAnon as a "Nazi group rebranded", and its theories as a rebranded version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. [90], The movement has also spread to Spain and Latin America,[91] with countries like Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and Brazil having an online presence. [196][197], According to court documents filed on November 5, 2014, there were images posted to 4chan that appeared to be of a murder victim. On July 30, 2014, an anonymous user made a reply in a thread on the board /pol/ "Politically Incorrect" of 4chan, criticizing modern art in an ironic fashion, saying: Less than an hour later the post was photographed off the screen and framed by another user who posted another reply in the thread with a photo of the framed quote. (April 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)(Learn how and when to remove this template message) Autism Spectrum Disorders and Hikikomori. [324], On January 19, 2021, a hearing on the unsealing of documents related to a settled Ghislaine Maxwell civil defamation suit with Virginia Roberts Giuffre was interrupted after it was discovered that someone present was unlawfully streaming the proceedings on Youtube. U.S. prosecutors have called it "a group commonly referred to as a cult". [5][23][24] At its founding, the site only hosted one board: /b/ (Anime/Random). [162] On February 28, 2008, he pleaded guilty to the federal charges. [183][184], Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman, won an August 2020 runoff to become the GOP nominee in the heavily Republican 14th Congressional District in Georgia. [48] Followers had also migrated to dedicated message boards including EndChan, where they organized to wage information warfare in an attempt to influence the 2020 United States presidential election. [93] In Spain, the far-right Vox party was accused of endorsing anti-Biden conspiracy theories linked to QAnon in its Twitter account by claiming that Biden was the candidate "preferred by pedophiles". ", "Why the QAnon conspiracy is the natural culmination of the Trump era", "Inside QAnon, the Conspiracy Cult that's Devouring America", "Qurious About QAnon? [17] Moderators generally post without a name even when performing sysop actions. The original post included a link to Westley Sullivan's Facebook profile, which has since been taken down, and a screenshot of a post which said "if fairview isnt closed tomorrow im going to blow it up", referring to Sullivan's high school, Fairview High School, in Boyd County, Kentucky. [256][257], QDrops, an app that promoted the conspiracy theory, was published on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The National Post's David George-Cosh said it has been "widely reported" that Anonymous is associated with 4chan and 711chan, as well as numerous Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels. [215][216], New Zealand ISPs in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, As explained by Poole during a live-video online interview with, Anthony McCosker, Sonja Vivienne, Amelia Johns (Oct 12, 2016), United States of America v. David Kernell. QAnon, says View, competes not in the marketplace of ideas, but in the marketplace of realities. The 4chan imageboards were rewritten in valid HTML5/CSS3 in May 2012 in an effort to improve client-side performance. "[198] The victim was Amber Lynn Coplin, aged 30. [323], On January 12, Facebook and Twitter announced that they were removing "Stop the Steal" content and suspending 70,000 QAnon-focused accounts, respectively. Months into the Trump presidency, she had stated in a video: "There's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out, and I think we have the president to do it. [114] Pedobear is one of the most popular memes on non-English imageboards, and has gained recognition across Europe. [321][322], Jake Angeli (QAnon Shaman), the man seen in photos wearing fur, is a QAnon supporter and was arrested on January 9, 2021. Unlike previous Anonymous attacks, this action was characterized by 4chan memes including rickrolls and Guy Fawkes masks. Nearly a month later when it was appeared there again, Rainbow Dash mentioning Derpy by name was edited, the grey pegasus mare's voice was changed, and she had normal eyes. There were no notable events in US politics on that day. "[135], Users of 4chan and other websites "raided" Hal Turner by launching DDoS attacks and prank calling his phone-in radio show during December 2006 and January 2007. "[318], Ashli Babbitt, a U.S. veteran who was shot by police while storming the United States Capitol building, was described as an adherent of QAnon and had retweeted conspiracy theory attorney L. Lin Wood in the final days of her life. [297], In December 2019, Cynthia Abcug was arrested and charged in Colorado with conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping of one of her children who had been removed from her custody. [28] 8chan was shut down in August 2019 after it was connected with the 2019 El Paso shooting and other violent incidents, leading adherents of QAnon to move to Endchan and 8kun. The average score on the feeling thermometer was just above 20, a very negative rating, and about half of what other political figures enjoy. #GoHillary #PodestaEmails23", "Pizzagate: Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal", "How A Completely False Claim About Hillary Clinton Went From A Conspiracy Message Board To Big Right Wing Blogs", "How Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem", "Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories", "What to Know About Pizzagate, the Fake News Story With Real Consequences", "The Consequences of 'Pizza Gate' are Real at Comet Ping Pong", "Evidence ridiculously thin for sensational claim of huge underground Clinton sex network", "What Are Anons? [303][304], On August 12, 2020, Cecelia Celeste Fulbright was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Waco, Texas. [282] He said he was on a mission involving QAnon: to demand that the Justice Department "release the OIG report" on the conduct of FBI agents during the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. On September 11, 2007, at 9:11 am Central time, two pipe bombs will be remote-detonated at Pflugerville High School. [19], 4chan has been the target of occasional denial of service attacks. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, from anime and manga to video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and sports, among others. [270], On October 7, 2020, it was announced that Etsy would remove all QAnon-related merchandise from its online marketplace. Many conspiracy theories relate to clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. [24][32][283] Since a copy of the Office of the Inspector General report had been released the day before, the man had been motivated by a Q "drop" which claimed the released version of the report had been heavily modified and that Trump possessed a more damning version but had declined to release it. [59][60] Gawker's Nick Douglas summarized /b/ as a board where "people try to shock, entertain, and coax free porn from each other. [209] On August 24, 2018, Trump hosted William "Lionel" Lebron, a leading QAnon promoter, in the Oval Office for a photo op. They imagine that after this happens, not only will their relationships be restored, but people will turn to them as leaders who understand what's going on better than the rest of us. [285], On July 29, 2018, Q posted a link to Stormy Daniels's attorney Michael Avenatti's website and photos of his Newport Beach, California, office building, along with the message, "Buckle up!". ", "QAnon is an old form of anti-Semitism in a new package, experts say", "Online Conspiracy Groups Are a Lot Like Cults", "I understand the temptation to dismiss QAnon. In the end, this wasn't a sinister act of censorship, but rather a bit of a mistake and a poorly executed, disproportionate response on AT&T's part. I will fight for everyone's voice to be heard. No video appeared. This is a list of conspiracy theories that are notable. For instance, on December 28, 2010, 4chan and other websites went down due to such an attack, following which Poole said on his blog, "We now join the ranks of MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, et al.—an exclusive club! 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