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Lindsay Graham condemns QAnon: ‘Crazy stuff’ that is ‘very much a threat’
Sen. Lindsey Graham denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as deranged and dangerous in recent interview conducted ...
Washington Times5h

Inside QAnon’s Bizarre Hollywood Invasion—and the Civil War Brewing Within Conspiracy-Land
A number of QAnon conspiracy theorists descended on Hollywood for a rally on Saturday, blindsiding the LAPD and even some of ...
The Daily Beast 1 day

Understanding the differences between misinformation and disinformation, and how QAnon is spreading both online
Trump conspiracy theory is spreading both misinformation and disinformation online about the coronavirus pandemic and a ...
CBS News21h

Trump makes it complicated for Republicans looking to stay away from QAnon
“I’ve heard these are people that love our country… so I don’t know really anything about it, other than they do supposedly ...
CBS News 1 day

Commentary: Embracing QAnon is a dangerous game for Trump
Throw all this fantastical, paranoid stuff up on our hugely powerful social media platforms and amplify the message some more ...
Chicago Tribune 1 dayOPINION

Kevin McCarthy Should Denounce QAnon Candidates at RNC, Top Democrat Says
As the dangerous conspiracy theory festers among the fringes of the internet, it has grown more prevalent among some ...
Newsweek 1 day

QAnon misdirects our attention away from the real threats to children
Meanwhile, President Trump has invited Marjorie Taylor Greene — a Georgia congressional candidate sympathetic to QAnon — to ...
Washington Post 1 dayOPINION

Column: President Trump is playing a dangerous game embracing QAnon
All presidential candidates want a big tent. But is it necessary to invite in people who believe the ‘deep state’ is ...
Los Angeles Times 1 dayOPINION

RNC speaker pulled from lineup after boosting QAnon-tied conspiracy about Jewish people
Shortly before the second night of programming began, Mary Ann Mendoza was pulled from the RNC lineup after earlier in the ...
Des Moines Register 2 day

MSNBC Confronts Trump Spox: You Canceled an RNC Speech Over a QAnon Tweet, but Won’t Condemn QAnon?
We hear from the media all the time about this QAnon business, and frankly we don’t have time” for it, Murtaugh claimed on ...
The Daily Beast 2 day

Lindsey Graham: ‘QAnon is bats-— crazy’
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the QAnon conspiracy theory that has been spread by some ...
The Hill 1 day

Mary Ann Mendoza pulled from RNC lineup after retweeting anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy
A speaker scheduled to appear at the Republican National Convention was pulled from the lineup hours after she promoted an ...
ABC on MSN.com 2 day

What is QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory causing controversy at the RNC?
The same day a bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced legislation condemning QAnon, an RNC speaker was removed for ...
The Arizona Republic 2 day

RNC Speaker Cancelled After Boosting QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World
Mary Ann Mendoza, an “angel mom,” was set to speak on Tuesday night. But then she took to Twitter to encourage followers to ...
The Daily Beast 2 day

RNC speakers with a past: Allegations of plagiarism, hostility to immigrants, QAnon and anti-Muslim bias
Critics are calling for one of Wednesday’s RNC speakers to be removed from the lineup because of plagiarism allegations and ...
NBC News on MSN.com 1 day

Bipartisan resolution introduced condemning QAnon conspiracy theory movement
A bipartisan pair of congressmen introduced a resolution Tuesday forcefully condemning the QAnon conspiracy theory movement ...
Washington Times 2 day

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan measure condemning right-wing conspiracy theory QAnon
QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes are a danger and a threat that has no place in our country’s politics,” ...
The Arizona Republic 2 day

Trump invites ‘QAnon’ conspiracy theorist to RNC speech, while members of Congress introduce resolution condemning the anonymous hoax
A bipartisan congressional resolution condemning QAnon was introduced the same day that Trump invited one of its proponents ...
Business Insider 2 day

RNC cancels speaker Mary Ann Mendoza after she promoted QAnon, anti-Semitic conspiracies
RNC cancels speaker Mary Ann Mendoza after she promoted QAnon, anti-Semitic conspiracies An activist who was scheduled to ...
NBC News on MSN.com 2 day

An alt-right mind-bender for the QAnon era: How novelist Hari Kunzru went down the rabbit hole
From the British-born tech writer turned novelist, “Red Pill” tracks an academic in Berlin who’s in too deep in an online ...
Los Angeles Times on MSN.com 2 day

Lindsey Graham Wants To ‘Sue QAnon’ For Inciting Violence
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory in colorful terms Thursday, calling it “batshit crazy.” ...
Talking Points Memo 1 day

RNC speaker promotes thread of anti-Semitic and QAnon conspiracy theories
Tuesday night, the scheduled speakers include first lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sen. Rand Paul, and ...
NBC News 2 day

Bipartisan measure introduced in Congress to condemn QAnon conspiracy theory
Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory, a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a ...
Reuters on MSN.com 2 day

Goldberg: President Trump is playing a dangerous game embracing QAnon
All presidential candidates want a big tent. But is it necessary to invite in people who believe the ‘deep state’ is ...
YAHOO! 1 dayOPINION

Arizona woman’s vile QAnon-linked retweet fits Donald Trump’s GOP perfectly
Mary Ann Mendoza was pulled from the Republican convention lineup for retweeting an anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy theory. Why ...
The Arizona Republic 2 dayOPINION

QAnon-supporting congressional candidate said she was invited to White House for final day of RNC
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon-supporting congressional candidate, tweeted Tuesday she has been invited to the White House ...
CBS News on MSN.com 2 day

RNC speaker pulled from schedule hours after she tweeted anti-Semitic conspiracy thread referring to QAnon
One of President Donald Trump’s supporters set to speak at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday was cut from the ...
CNBC 2 day

How QAnon’s Popularity Surged During COVID-19 Pandemic
President Donald Trump’s embrace of QAnon and the pandemic has helped propel the conspiracy into the mainstream.
YAHOO! 1 day

QAnon-Backing Candidates Invited to Speech: Convention Update
President Donald Trump holds a naturalization ceremony for five immigrants. Rapper Kanye West will be on the Minnesota and ...
Bloomberg on MSN.com 2 day

Did an IP address accidentally reveal QAnon’s identity?
Who is QAnon? This week the internet was asunder that 8kun owner Jim Watkins was revealed as QAnon. But there’s holes to that ...
The Daily Dot4h

From QAnon to Kyle Rittenhouse, the Right is Sinking Deeper Into an Alternate Reality
Instability is a permanent feature of capitalism, but the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a whole new level of volatility ...
Jacobin1h

How social media companies have amplified QAnon despite pledges to crack down
Trump conspiracy theory that’s been linked to real-world threats, social media companies’ responses are coming under scrutiny ...
CBS News 1 day

A lesson on QAnon for teachers to use in class
Earlier this year, I published a lesson for teachers from the Sift to use in class to explore with students the QAnon ...
Washington Post3d

RNC Speaker Pulled from Line Up after Sharing Anti-Semitic QAnon Conspiracy Theory Tweets
Mary Ann Mendoza linked to a thread by a prominent QAnon believer that claimed Jews in the banking industry seek to enslave ...
National Review on MSN.com 2 day

RNC cancels speaker after she promoted QAnon, anti-Semitic conspiracies
An activist who was slated to speak at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night was abruptly yanked off the ...
NBC News on MSN.com 2 day

The Latest: QAnon-backing candidate gets White House invite
She wrote that she was “honored and thrilled to be invited to attend President Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday evening at ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2 day