Trump and QAnon: the Cult and the Conspiracy | Al Jazeera

After being forced off mainstream social media, QAnon followers fled to the outer reaches of the internet and, since then, QAnon’s gamification of reality has morphed into more pragmatic goals – like electing certain politicians. Chief among them is Donald Trump, whose occasional flirtation with the movement has moved to more of an open embrace.

Contributors:
Mia Bloom – Professor of communication, Georgia State University
Alex Kaplan – Senior researcher, Media Matters for America
Kurt Eichenwald – Author and journalist
Julian Feeld – Host and producer, QAnon Anonymous podcast


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