QAnon update 07/26/20

Even Fox is promoting it now.

Fox News' @JesseBWatters has some high words of praise for QAnon — which has been responsible for two murders, two child abductions, one terrorist incident, one church vandalism, one restaurant arson…etc…. pic.twitter.com/n4MiMahhpi
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 26, 2020

THREAD: How big is the QAnon on Facebook? It's big, very very big.
Twitter and TikTok limited QAnon content on their platforms this week. But Facebook's the main platform for the movement's hundreds of thousands of activists and influencers. Let's have a closer look at its reach pic.twitter.com/9IKZYwDNfA
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) July 24, 2020

Just days after Twitter banned nearly 7,000 QAnon-related accounts, TikTok bans hashtags attached to the conspiracy theory https://t.co/XrHOliY4HZ pic.twitter.com/WNwFK82mHV
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 24, 2020

Donald Trump on OAN: "@OANN is Great News, not Fake News"
"whenever possible, I turn to @OANN"
"Thank you to @OANN One America News for your fair coverage and brilliant reporting." https://t.co/faD33y3SRL
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) July 24, 2020

Using a verified Twitter account with more than 230,000 followers and a hugely popular podcast, Tommy Gelati has whipped up QAnon conspiracy theory mobs against celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and companies like online furniture store Wayfairhttps://t.co/JKwnb5XUFa
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 24, 2020

Top Trump ally @RichardGrenell is getting deep into QAnon this week — blaming @chrissyteigen for the QAnon hordes harassing her and retweeting QAnon promoter Jordan Sather, who urges his fans to consume a substance the FDA says is the equivalent of drinking bleach. pic.twitter.com/fyorfvIJcq
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 22, 2020

A Twitter crackdown won’t stop QAnon. The conspiracy theory has already made the jump to the real world — seeping into American life and the Republican Party, inspiring violence and destroying lives along the way. https://t.co/btQ32HxaVD
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 22, 2020

Twitter says it will crack down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Trump. The company will ban accounts associated with QAnon content and block sharing of associated URLs. https://t.co/lCRksfCWLo
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 22, 2020

This is a big deal. Designating QAnon as "coordinated harmful activity" strikes me as a smart, right decision https://t.co/QGrYVy2NpD
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) July 22, 2020

BREAKING: Twitter says it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content and banned many of the conspiracy theory's followers due to ongoing problems with harassment and the dissemination of misinformation. https://t.co/NwT9bGWkfx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2020

QAnon update 07/12/20

Bizarre new conspiracy theory about Wayfair

Pizzagate/QAnon people have Wayfair trending today. They falsely claim price glitches on storage boxes prove that the company is trafficking children.

This took off because of a post on Reddit's r/conspiracy subreddit yesterday, which is a clearinghouse for anonymous paranoia.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) July 10, 2020

Wayfair debunks Pizzagate-esque conspiracy theory that it trafficked children in furniture https://t.co/iTd25Jb3Xa
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 11, 2020

I can’t believe I have to do this, but here’s a thorough debunk of the QAnon Wayfair conspiracy theory, since it’s pervasive on civilian parts of the internet.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) July 11, 2020

QAnon is the conspiracy theory that a government official who goes by “Q” is leaving clues about Trump’s plan to dismantle Washington elites engaged in everything from pedophilia to child sex trafficking. And it's believers unequivocally support Trump. https://t.co/2Rir6MXiU7
— POLITICO (@politico) July 12, 2020

Most of these nutjobs are gonna get beat, but hey, ya never know, some might win — and then we'll be dealing with the batshit reality of a QAnon Caucus. https://t.co/fosaawiLpN
— John Heilemann (@jheil) July 12, 2020

QAnon galaxy brain logic right here: QAnon is a false flag to Make QAnon look bad. But there is something there so QAnon needs to look into it.

If we find nothing = false flag
If we find something = were right

QAnon is not about truth, it's about faith in the movements beliefs pic.twitter.com/DKEzEb6rX3
— Marc-André Argentino (@4ngl3rf1sh) July 11, 2020

“At least 11 Republican congressional nominees have publicly supported or defended the QAnon conspiracy theory movement or some of its tenets — and more aligned with the movement may still find a way onto ballots this year.“ https://t.co/UXSNRDYlWV
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 12, 2020

I have admittedly struggled in my writing to succinctly describe QAnon. It'd be hard to do better than "a convoluted pro-Trump conspiracy theory about a 'deep state' of child-molesting Satanist traitors plotting against the president." https://t.co/ATZDPz6F26
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) July 14, 2020

QAnon update 07/02/20

There are now QAnon supporters running for Congress as Republicans. Trump has helped the rise of QAnon by endorsing conspiracy theories and retweeting posts from QAnon supporters.

Most Americans say they've heard nothing at all about QAnon, but those who mainly get their news from Reddit or Twitter are most likely to say they’ve heard or read a lot or a little about it https://t.co/eVnRIXtsmD pic.twitter.com/fOQOgVb1Zb
— Pew Research Journalism (@pewjournalism) July 6, 2020

The real problem is that there are now three GOP congressional nominees who are QAnon supporters. https://t.co/5gapMqgzU9
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) July 2, 2020

UPDATE: Here's the now 9 QAnon-supporting congressional candidates who have now made it to November by state:

-CO: Lauren Boebert
-CA: Mike Cargile, Erin Cruz, Alison Hayden, Buzz Patterson
-OR: Jo Rae Perkins
-GA: Angela Stanton-King
-OH: Ron Weber
-TX: Johnny Teague
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) July 1, 2020

So far, candidates who've used QAnon hashtags or engaged more directly with the conspiracy theories have garnered more than 580,000 votes in Republican primaries.

Why Q is so well-suited for the politics of the moment. https://t.co/ydExvyLDXx
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 1, 2020

A QAnon follower admits "things seem a little bleak" in part because "we're not seeing the mass arrests we're all hoping for" and "the sealed indictments haven't come out yet."

He advises struggling QAnon followers that "now is the moment of faith" in the face of disappointment. pic.twitter.com/x9hfYbGCzd
— Travis View (@travis_view) June 30, 2020

It is not a coincidence that Trump retweets QAnon accounts on a regular basis, including each of the past 2 days. He's encouraging that nuttery.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2020

This morning, Trump retweeted a QAnon account, thanked supporters of his who were filmed yelling “white power,” and issued a misleading non-denial of a story about him turning a blind eye while Russia offered bounties for US troops. All before 9 am.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2020

There is a lot of talk about QAnon candidates winning Republican primaries but it strikes me the bigger story is how little difference there is between Trump world and QAnon. They have merged in a paranoid fantasy world. https://t.co/CMkUVzvduf
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) July 3, 2020

Since its origin three years ago, QAnon has festered in the darker corners of the internet. Now the group's followers, who call themselves "believers," have found a niche on social media and within the Republican Party. https://t.co/O72FDincIb
— CNN (@CNN) July 3, 2020

After years of silence, Michael Flynn has started courting his devoted fans in the QAnon conspiracy theory, sending out signals of support for the underground movement that the FBI considers a potential domestic terror threat.https://t.co/kuUUGxY18j
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) July 3, 2020

The armed Canadian man who allegedly stormed Justin Trudeau’s residence appears to be a QAnon believer. https://t.co/VdMLYpnQhE
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 3, 2020

Trump just retweeted a string of posts from an account that has QAnon slogans all over its bio pic.twitter.com/1S8XcYoBas
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020

The man Trump appointed to the most sensitive national security position in US government and a current martyr/hero of the Trumpist right just posted a video of himself taking the QAnon oath. https://t.co/w5dyHCUEwz
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) July 5, 2020

It appears that there has been another arrest tied to QAnon, this one in Arizona.https://t.co/cxBKAbqiop
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) July 5, 2020

QAnon update 6/21/20

Eric Trump posting a QAnon graphic on Instagram pic.twitter.com/4U7QX1MIlr
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) June 20, 2020

I read this was deleted

Trump just retweeted a QAnon account pic.twitter.com/vq90CpanI6
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 17, 2020

Police officers in Illinois shown supporting QAnon conspiracy theory.https://t.co/RNTETjM8Hg
— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) June 15, 2020

Analysis: Why QAnon supporters are winning congressional primaries https://t.co/4TB3nxJesh
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 13, 2020

I cannot believe there is a universe where I, as a White House reporter for the wonkiest outlet in existence, am writing about the ancient god Moloch and inter-dimensional spiritual warfare, buthttps://t.co/s1VM6v3rvH
— Tina Nguyen (@tina_nguyen) June 13, 2020

Georgia's overwhelmingly Republican 14th district is on the verge of making history: Electing the first openly pro-QAnon member of Congress in Marjorie Taylor Greene https://t.co/cGSlb0r9wZ pic.twitter.com/iVmygoYfDs
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 12, 2020

A QAnon believer is poised to win the GOP nomination in a heavily Republican district, meaning QAnon will likely soon be in Congress. https://t.co/dMTO9naFYA
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) June 11, 2020

Way too many political pundits choose to treat QAnon as an irrelevant fringe movement — as they did with birtherism — in order to avoid the awkwardness of acknowledging how important these movements are within the GOP. https://t.co/OG41HgUCIr
— Stan Veuger (@stanveuger) June 11, 2020

1/ QAnon & BLM/Protests thread: Pulled 6 days of QAnon data from Facebook and Twitter to get an idea of what QAnon has been doing in this space, their possible impact on the conversation and the propaganda they are disseminating.
— ouıʇuǝɓɹɐ ǝ̗ɹpuɐ-ɔɹɐɯ (@4ngl3rf1sh) May 31, 2020

QAnoners are already going through the Lori Klausutis police report. It has no mention of foul play, but we know from Seth Rich what's next: demands for release of autopsies, surveillance footage, harassing calls to the Klausutis family. And it'll never be enough to satisfy them.
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) May 26, 2020

Trump retweets QAnon slogans

Trump has done nothing helpful during this crisis. He’s just riling up his cult members. It would be pointless for him to make a speech. Even if he said the right things, he would not be able to say them in a sincere, believable way.

Earlier today, a number of advisers spent time telling the president not to tweet and going over why it was making things worse. Now, he’s tweeting folks using QANon slogans. https://t.co/FHBvuAsPvt
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 31, 2020

For those still curious as to why his staff isn’t pushing harder for him to give a formal speech.

Does anyone have any further questions? pic.twitter.com/xqrUDEZ3Bv
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 31, 2020

The account Trump quote-tweeted is even nuttier than he is. https://t.co/VlRxO6AGBd
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) May 31, 2020

Trump doesn’t vet the accounts he retweets anymore than he vets the people he hires.

Trump just retweeted a QAnon post from an account that has QAnon all over their bio pic.twitter.com/LKyM7h0499
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 31, 2020

Twitter suspended the loony Qanon conspiracy account @realDonaldTrump retweeted. pic.twitter.com/YBcwqmjtip
— Morten Øverbye (@morten) May 31, 2020

Time to re-read the FBI’s assessment from last year that QAnon and other conspiracy theories constitute a domestic terrorism threat likely to increase during the 2020 presidential cycle. https://t.co/LJIWvuQeM3 https://t.co/CucqO4xQu0
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) May 31, 2020

Trump tweets QAnon conspiracy theory message amid unrest https://t.co/Ar73zdh9de
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 31, 2020

What good would a presidential address be if almost everyone believes the President doesn't believe what he is saying and will contradict what he would say within hours of saying it?
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) May 31, 2020