Is QAnon a Leftist Prank?
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10/21/20 • 20 min
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In 2018 an article was published by Buzzfeed that connected the dots from QAnon to an old book about a shadowy figure called Q that leaked government information. On 4chan, users declared that it was all part of a leftist prank and that QAnon was run by the same group who wrote this old book. The idea was to fool MAGA followers into thinking Q was real. Many ran with this idea and never looked back. We're doing a deep dive into it to see if this leftist prank theory holds any weight.
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In 2018 an article was published by Buzzfeed that connected the dots from QAnon to an old book about a shadowy figure called Q that leaked government information. On 4chan, users declared that it was all part of a leftist prank and that QAnon was run by the same group who wrote this old book. The idea was to fool MAGA followers into thinking Q was real. Many ran with this idea and never looked back. We're doing a deep dive into it to see if this leftist prank theory holds any weight.
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Q Clearance: The Hunt for QAnon - Is QAnon a Leftist Prank?
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Q and On is the world's largest online political conspiracy movement. Followers believe someone code named Q is provided them with secret information from inside the White House. No one really knows the real identity of Q, though we aim to change that. I'm Jake Hanrahan and this is Q Clearance podcast series aimed unmasking the true identity of Q. This is brought to you by I R Radio and Q Data Media. In this episode, episode two, we're gonna be l
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