Hours before taking the stage, a speaker at tonight's convention spread a twitter thread about a Jewish plot to take over the world https://t.co/YqJ36OpK3I
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 25, 2020
Crazy conspiracy theories are what you go for when you can't do your actual job https://t.co/teLfv0QaWT
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 24, 2020
https://t.co/j35bXPu4jt pic.twitter.com/eikvchTmj3
— Share the Facts (@sharethefact) August 24, 2020
The Russians are doing their homework.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 24, 2020
Outlandish QAnon conspiracies are translated into Russian and thoroughly studied by pro-Kremlin propagandists.https://t.co/TOZHeLjaU3
WALLACE: You can end this controversy right now. Does the president disavow, does he condemn QAnon?
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) August 23, 2020
MEADOWS: Well, listen, we — we don't even know what it is.
Fascinating thing in the QAnon sphere today: Major Q influencers are calling all of these Q rallies, some drawing hundreds of people, a "false flag," likely because the signs, messages and backlash are humiliating when presented IRL. They insist this is an online-only movement.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 22, 2020
"The FBI has specifically cited violent acts tied to QAnon. You'd think that the vice president and the president would be aware of this threat stream and that they would be taking actual steps to mitigate the threat." –@Sam_Vinograd pic.twitter.com/Z6fzCyzgCx
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 23, 2020
Great story by @sarasidnerCNN – https://t.co/jt2lQn0a5l
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) August 22, 2020
How not to cover the QAnon rallies today. pic.twitter.com/v11fBgbsSv
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) August 22, 2020
Finished talking to a congressional candidate in Attleboro, Mass. and literally walked into a QAnon rally. Unclear how many cars are honking to support the Q message vs how many are honking at the Support the Police sign. pic.twitter.com/HJAvf3q80B
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 22, 2020
I appreciate the context @BrandyZadrozny and @oneunderscore__ bring to this discussion. Some additional historical context is helpful too, as the same thing –basically point by point– happened during the Satanic Panics of the 80s and 90s https://t.co/MOKJzmdafX
— Whitney Phillips (@wphillips49) August 22, 2020
Facebook apparently approved an ad today promoting QAnon that also links to a YouTube video encouraging people to not wear masks and which also features QAnon content. It comes days after Facebook said it was cracking down on QAnon. pic.twitter.com/K8kp6j9QrT
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) August 21, 2020
I liked this approach from @willsommer as a way to provide accountability to elites who elevate QAnon rather than mainstreaming it or amplifying its claims https://t.co/5A0H5YzsmC pic.twitter.com/76r2cyx38w
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 21, 2020
Opinion: The GOP distances itself from QAnon. Sort of. A little. https://t.co/5CazVfp3GQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 21, 2020
Nationwide rallies planned on Facebook by QAnon supporters have brought the conspiracy theory offline and into dozens of cities in recent weeks. https://t.co/gFoDjR3BrJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 21, 2020
McCarthy: "There is no place for QAnon in the Republican Party" https://t.co/zpVRIJeInE pic.twitter.com/jwYtS8rtS0
— The Hill (@thehill) August 21, 2020
Touting conspiracy theories, Trump welcomes fringe views into the political mainstream https://t.co/85qUEMPRmF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 21, 2020
BREAKING: Facebook has removed some of the biggest QAnon public groups with nearly 600,000 members in total over the weekend. This includes "QAnon News & Updates", the biggest of all QAnon groups on Facebook with 215,000 members. Let's look at the groups taken down one by one pic.twitter.com/ScUByHiz58
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) August 23, 2020
QAnon groups have invaded so many spaces with white suburban women on Facebook. Everyone has their own story, but it largely coalesces around people susceptible to MLMs and essential oil-ish alternative medicine.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 23, 2020
The “suburban housewife” stuff from the Trump camp is not random. https://t.co/Bqe9yyqRaz
One more time…for those who believe QAnon is “no big deal,” here’s West Point’s Counterterrorism Center saying: It’s a threat, it’s deadly, and it is growing rapidly . https://t.co/7Hy2CPA1E2
— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) August 23, 2020
The White House's latest answer on QAnon is, uh, not comforting | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/v79ymM76EP pic.twitter.com/oNyX8to1pZ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 24, 2020
QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes are a danger and a threat that has no place in our country's politics. I condemn this movement and urge all Americans to join me in taking this step to exclude them and other extreme conspiracy theories from the national discourse. https://t.co/g10c1XGsWo
— Congressman Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) August 25, 2020
Thanks again to @kevinroose for lending his expertise to explain the death cult that is QAnon. Also, check out his fantastic podcast Rabbit Hole if you want to understand the way the internet, algorithms and social media platforms can radicalize people. https://t.co/YW1S8aWJl5
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) August 25, 2020
Sad! 