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Anonymous vows to take down, expose QAnon
The Hill ^ | 08/06/18 | Brett Samuels

Posted on 08/06/2018 7:51:28 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

The hacking collective Anonymous is pledging to expose the people behind the "QAnon" conspiracy theory.

The anarchist hacking group slammed the QAnon conspiracy as potentially dangerous and driven by a “brainless political agenda” in a video posted Sunday to what is widely considered the most reliable Anonymous Twitter account.

“We will not see idly by while you take advantage of the misinformed and poorly educated,” the group said in the video, which was posted with the hashtags "#OpQ" and "#OpQAnon."

The video depicts various figures with the Anonymous masks acting out certain aspects of the QAnon conspiracy over a constant backdrop of the letter “Q.”

The video claims that Anonymous “knew who was responsible for Q,” and thought it was funny at first. However, the group now believes the conspiracy theory has gone too far.

“Someone is gonna get hurt so we have to put our foot down and start some s--- with you all,” the group said in the video.

QAnon shifted into the spotlight after numerous attendees at President Trump's rally in Florida last week held Q-shaped cutouts and posters alluding to the conspiracy theory.

The wide-ranging and vague “QAnon” touches on a number of popular unproven conspiracy theories: Democrats and prominent Hollywood figures are orchestrating underground pedophile rings; special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is a front for investigating Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for their ties to said rings; and hundreds of sealed indictments may have already been handed down in the Clinton case.

The theory was started by a person on 4chan last year claiming to be a high-ranking security official in the Trump administration. The individual or individuals goes by the identity of "Q," and has continued to fan the theory on online platforms.

A number of conservative figures have pushed back against the conspiracy theory on Twitter in recent days, including Michael Flynn Jr. and Sean Spicer.

Anonymous has been adamantly opposed to Trump since he announced his candidacy in 2015. The group declared "cyber war" on Trump in March 2016, directing its followers to take down the then-candidate's websites.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anonymous; assange; larperfight; larpvslarp; q; qanon; qisyoutubers; qtards; wikileaks
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To: yesthatjallen
When two anonymous entities duke it out, how can one side claim victory over another? And for whom do we cheer?

Hooray for whatever-you-are!"

So stupid.

21 posted on 08/06/2018 8:12:22 AM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: yesthatjallen

Great. Two basement dwelling computer geeks are going to have a civil war, Avengers style. Cant wait. I am so excited. (spoken in Ben Stein voice ‘Beuller...Beuller...’)


22 posted on 08/06/2018 8:12:41 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: yesthatjallen

POTUS could end Q in 30 sec. with one tweet. “Q Anon is fake news”. Yet, he doesn’t.


23 posted on 08/06/2018 8:13:41 AM PDT by magglepuss
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To: yesthatjallen
I think this could be a good thing. 1 - Q are a bunch of frauds, they are exposed, we stop being embarrassed by it. 2 - Q revealed as the higher sources that they claim to be, thus leaving the media and liberals with egg on their faces.

Lets bring it on.

24 posted on 08/06/2018 8:14:11 AM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: yesthatjallen
Anonymous has been adamantly opposed to Trump since he announced his candidacy in 2015. The group declared "cyber war" on Trump in March 2016, directing its followers to take down the then-candidate's websites.

I'm not sure I understand any of this article or what the "QAnon Conspiracy" is supposed to be, but I'm sure they are quaking in their boots given the outcome of Anonymous's "cyber war" on Trump.
25 posted on 08/06/2018 8:16:10 AM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: mountainlion
Looks like propaganda against QAnon and anonymous starts. I thought the last election was dirty but I think this election will break all records. I will be turning off soon.

My friend, please do not turn off. Instead, gear up- mentally, physically, and spiritually. War is coming.

26 posted on 08/06/2018 8:19:55 AM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: yesthatjallen

Will they rickroll Q?


27 posted on 08/06/2018 8:20:02 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: yesthatjallen

Professional troll Jack Posobiec is claiming on Twitter to have authored several Q drops and is also claiming to have proof that Q is fake. I don’t know if any of that is true or not, but I also haven’t seen any reason to trust someone like him.


28 posted on 08/06/2018 8:23:22 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 trillion dollars.)
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To: The Pack Knight
I'm not sure I understand any of this article or what the "QAnon Conspiracy" is supposed to be, but I'm sure they are quaking in their boots given the outcome of Anonymous's "cyber war" on Trump.

I'm laughing my ass off over this. What's Q going to do? Saturation bomb them with his witty brand of haiku and vague allusions?

29 posted on 08/06/2018 8:24:27 AM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: yesthatjallen

I have always wondered how someone can prove that they are amember of Anonymous. Anybody should be able to make a copycat videoa easily.

Do they have some sort of tripcode to prove that their communications are valid and true?


30 posted on 08/06/2018 8:24:49 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
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To: yesthatjallen

The timing is weird. This weekend most of the media attacked Q with nearly the same script. Now anonymous also says they will expose and attack Q?

This doesn’t really affect my opinion of Q one way or the other. I will be hoping Q is for real. I gave up hope that anonymous was helpful a long time ago.


31 posted on 08/06/2018 8:26:33 AM PDT by Vic S
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To: yesthatjallen

I have long suspected that “Anonymous” was a FBI front, and this seems to confirm.


32 posted on 08/06/2018 8:26:37 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 1)
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To: HombreSecreto
Yes, Anonymous is just another group of prog trolls, not unlike Antifa. Most of their hacking attacks are directed at right-leaning entities. I would say there is more credibility with Q than there is with Anonymous.
33 posted on 08/06/2018 8:31:30 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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To: Williams

“IMHO Q is a bunch of nothing.”

Pretty much my thought too. Just some bad riddles that reminds me of the Riddler from Batman TV shows. All you hear is “trust the plan”. Yeah? What plan?


34 posted on 08/06/2018 8:32:18 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: \/\/ayne
.....”The hacking collective Anonymous is pledging to expose the people behind the “QAnon” conspiracy theory.”.....

Well now this should be interesting...one anonymous Internet group going after another anonymous Internet group.

35 posted on 08/06/2018 8:34:30 AM PDT by caww
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To: yesthatjallen

Michael Flynn Jr. and Sean Spicer are conservative figures? In what universe?


36 posted on 08/06/2018 8:34:42 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Shadow44
Anonymous is a meme, but I’m not convinced that Qanon is real.

If Qanon is not real, yet it's managed to focus all of Anonymous' efforts into taking out a ghost, count that as a win.


37 posted on 08/06/2018 8:34:45 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: thoughtomator

It’s like most somewhat concerning “organizations” now. The founders are the real deal but as their influence grew they attracted informants. Over time the real deals leave and the org becomes primarily run by those informants and in some cases outright federal agents. Same with many of the so called white supremacist groups... most of those SOBS work for the government and act as a honey pot for radical elements.


38 posted on 08/06/2018 8:35:28 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: 60Gunner

How ridiculous that either of these unknown groups attracts any audience other than for entertainment.............both hide behind masks which is the first indication of deception.


39 posted on 08/06/2018 8:37:47 AM PDT by caww
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To: WKUHilltopper; Williams

Agreed. However, I said the same thing weeks ago and was excoriated by the believers.


40 posted on 08/06/2018 8:41:01 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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