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News Articles: qanon

Reporter Zach Mack and his dad are living in separate realities, and it's tearing their family apart.

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  • Perspective

How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories

Zach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Zach Mack
A QAnon sign at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Many of the rioters who attacked the Capitol later told investigators they were motivated in part by the online conspiracy theory.

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  • Politics

Four years after the Capitol riot, why QAnon hasn't gone away

Some of the people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 believed in the QAnon conspiracy theory. In the aftermath, social media platforms ramped up efforts to push QAnon content off their sites. Four years later, the QAnon movement has morphed into something else.

December 30, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
In this file photo, a member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally on Sept. 26, 2020.

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  • Politics

More Americans say they support political violence ahead of the 2024 election

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe that "patriots may need to resort to violence to save the country" while an overwhelming majority think democracy is at risk in a new PRRI survey.

October 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Mira Sorvino and Tim Ballard attend the premiere of <em>Sound of Freedom</em> on June 28 in Vineyard, Utah. Ballard is a former federal agent who went on to found the controversial anti-human trafficking organization depicted in the film.

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  • Politics

QAnon supporters are promoting 'Sound of Freedom.' Here's why

The movie is being criticized as a vehicle for conspiracy theories and misleading depictions of human trafficking — landing it in the middle of the country's politically polarized culture wars.

July 19, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Photo prints of the late Guru Jagat for sale at the RA MA Santa Monica yoga studio.

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  • National

She was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories

Themes like everything is connected, nothing happens without a purpose, and nothing is what it seems are central to both yoga philosophy and conspiratorial thinking.

January 03, 2023
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  • Emily Guerin
Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers.

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  • Investigations

Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble

The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software.

September 20, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this photograph as a QAnon-supporter named Douglas Jensen. Jensen has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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  • Politics

The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

July 11, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Georgia State Capitol

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  • News

A mental health bill in Georgia shows how conspiracy theories are affecting politics

In a time where Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much, the issue of mental health reform was top of mind when Georgia lawmakers crafted a bill that had the backing of experts, advocates and both political parties. But opposition born of disinformation nearly derailed it.

April 21, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Officers hold a police cordon at the scene where two young American children were found dead in Rosarito in the Mexican state of Baja California on Monday.

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  • National

A California Father Claims QAnon Conspiracy Led Him To Kill His 2 Children, FBI Says

A California father took his two young children to Mexico and killed them after he claimed he had been "enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories," federal authorities say.

August 13, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
A person carries a sign supporting QAnon during a May 2020 protest rally in Olympia, Wash.

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  • National

How Religion, Education, Race And Media Consumption Shape Conspiracy Theory Beliefs

A new survey from the polling firm PRRI breaks down conspiracy theory acceptance by religious group, level of education, and sources of news and information, among other things.

May 27, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
Jacob Chansley, photographed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, screams "Freedom" inside the Senate chamber following the breach of a mob during a joint session of Congress.

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  • Law

Jacob Chansley, Self-Styled 'QAnon Shaman,' To Stay In Jail Pending Trial

A judge said that Chansley, one of the most recognizable people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, must remain in jail ahead of his trial because he remains a threat to the public.

March 09, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate.

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  • Technology

Unwelcome On Facebook And Twitter, QAnon Followers Flock To Fringe Sites

As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.

January 31, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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  • Politics

Big Campaign Donors Stand By Election Denier Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

For some Republicans propagating claims the presidential election was stolen, a corporate donation freeze might be a real threat to their future political fortunes. Not so for the most vocal election denier in Georgia’s congressional delegation.

January 28, 2021
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  • Daniel Newhauser
A man wears a QAnon shirt while boarding a shuttle bus in Londonderry, N.H., on Aug. 28, 2020.

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  • Politics

The QAnon 'Storm' Never Struck. Some Supporters Are Wavering, Others Steadfast

A collection of conspiracy theories fuels the QAnon community, but one prediction was central: that former President Donald Trump would arrest Democratic leaders en masse. That didn't happen.

January 20, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.

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  • Technology

Facebook Removes 'Stop The Steal' Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory since Friday. Facebook is removing content with the phrase "stop the steal."

January 12, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
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