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A wave of banned far-right influencers and extremists tried to rejoin Twitter after Musk announced his buyout
Most banned users, such as Roger Stone, almost immediately had their accounts deactivated again aft…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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'QAnon: Into the Storm' director Cullen Hoback talks about how 2 random guys trolled the entire world and inspired a deadly insurrection
The HBO series "QAnon: Into the Storm" pulls back the curtain and reveals the men behind the conspi…
Anthony L. Fisher
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A forum previously known for hosting mass shooters now gets most of its referral traffic from QAnon websites, data shows
Traffic data from analytics firm SimilarWeb shows that much of 8kun's traffic comes from QAnon-rela…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Who is Q? Why QAnon's ringleader may have been hiding in plain sight all along
QAnon researchers have long suggested that 8kun's owner and operator led the theory. Speculation co…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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QAnon candidate Ron Watkins finished dead last in his Arizona GOP primary race
Watkins has repeatedly denied he is behind QAnon or that he is "Q," the anonymous figure that promo…
Connor Perrett
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QAnon leader Ron Watkins claimed he would raise $1 million dollars while running for Congress. He's raised just over $30,000.
Watkins' war chest includes a $2,354 loan from his father, Jim Watkins, with the rest of it coming …
Cheryl Teh
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QAnon influencer and failed Arizona GOP primary candidate Ron Watkins has moved to Australia, his father says
Watkins is widely rumored to be "Q," the man behind QAnon — which he has denied. His father, Jim Wa…
Cheryl Teh
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Trump's endorsement for Arizona governor appears to have met with QAnon-linked conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins
Trump endorsee Kari Lake was shown posing next to the QAnon-linked conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Congress is demanding that 8chan owner Jim Watkins testify over his site's involvement in recent mass shootings
Watkins has been under scrutiny as of late, given 8chan's connection to the recent shooting in El P…
Nick Bastone
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Fired Trump attorney Sidney Powell cited a prominent QAnon figure in her lawsuit to overturn Georgia's election results
Powell, the scattershot attorney contesting the election results, cited Ron Watkins, a prominent fi…
Tom Porter
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The bizarre life of 8chan owner Jim Watkins, the middle-aged veteran who decamped to the Philippines and runs a pig farm
In 2019, that dedication to free speech included three manifestos published on 8chan that were susp…
Ben Gilbert
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Some QAnon believers are enraged by Trump's 2024 announcement and have started ignoring 'Q drops.' But experts say the movement is as fervent as ever.
QAnon was split by Trump's 2024 announcement, with many followers believing it betrayed their deepl…
Alia Shoaib
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Three Arizona congressmen slated to speak on election 'audit superpanel' at a Las Vegas QAnon conference
The conference will have dozens of speakers, including former Trump administration advisors, far-ri…
Morgan Keith
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An HBO filmmaker may have uncovered the identity of 'Q,' the shady figure behind QAnon
A filmmaker thinks he revealed the identity of "Q" after Ron Watkins, a longtime administrator of t…
Cheryl Teh
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After the identity of 'Q' may have been revealed in a documentary, QAnon followers are calling it 'fake news'
An HBO filmmaker thought he uncovered the identity of the QAnon creator, but followers of the consp…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Trump shared a video that featured a former administrator of QAnon's fringe message board spreading election misinformation
President Donald Trump tweeted an interview with the former administrator of 8chan and 8kun to spre…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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What is the future of QAnon? What the return of 'Q' means for QAnon and the far-right conspiracy movement.
The anonymous leader of QAnon began posting new messages after a year and a half absence, sparking …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Caesars Entertainment cancels a QAnon conference featuring Michael Flynn at its Las Vegas venue
Michael Flynn, Trump's ex-national security adviser, and a slew of other far-right activists were s…
Eliza Relman
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Controversial anti-sex trafficking group to testify at Jackson confirmation, as QAnon spreads conspiracies about SCOTUS nominee
Bringing OUR into the confirmation hearing will potentially further inflame QAnon conspiracies, exp…