QAnon

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence with members of the Broward County SWAT team in Florida on November 30, 2018. The man on the left shows a red and black “Q” patch, a symbol of QAnon.
Detail shot. On the left the symbol of the SWAT team at the Sheriff's Office in Broward County - an image of an ax and a scythe. On the right the QAnon symbol. The regulations prohibit the wearing of such symbols and the SWAT member has been disciplined and removed from the SWAT team as a result.

QAnon ( / kjuːənɒn / ) or short- Q is the pseudonym of an alleged US person or group of persons on imageboards images focused on the discussion of Internet forums , conspiracy with some fairly extreme spread background. She pretends to have access to secret information about US President Donald J. Trump , his presidency , his fight against an alleged "Deep State" and his opponents. QAnon has meanwhile also become a term for the most widespread conspiracy theoretic views themselves.

Q claims without evidence, among other things, that numerous Hollywood actors , politicians and high-ranking officials are involved in an international child trafficking ring that kidnaps children, forces them into prostitution and exploits them sexually . The allegations, widely spread by Trump supporters under names like "The Storm" or "The Great Awakening ", are widely considered to be "unfounded", "confused" and "unsubstantiated".

Origin and identity

On October 28, 2017, 4chan's “/ pol /” channel featured a post entitled “Calm Before the Storm” by a “Q clearance patriot.” The title is likely to refer to Trump's cryptic description of a meeting with his military leaders refer to what he had described as the "calm before the storm". Q later resumed his work on 8chan .

The choice of the nickname is apparently intended to indicate that the author has the security rating "Q clearance", which is granted by the US Department of Energy and provides access to top-secret information about nuclear weapons and nuclear material. The "Anon" appended to the Q stands for anonymous.

There is much speculation about Q's identity. It was suspected - as he himself suggests - to be a high-ranking military or secret service employee, an alternate reality game by Cicada 3301 or Trump himself. At the beginning of August 2018, BuzzFeed pointed to similarities between QAnon's statements and the activities and publications of a left -anarchist Italian group called Wu Ming Hin ; QAnon may be a product of this group in order to induce the radical supporter scene of Trump to discredit itself. However, people assigned to Wu Ming refused, citing the danger of such behavior. Incidentally, fanatical Trump supporters would also incorporate an exposed hoax into their "paranoid system".

A commentator for Wired magazine suspected that QAnon was a “ cadre ” of “information terrorists” who first appeared around 2014 in connection with the GamerGate controversy , changing the type of media consumption in society and besides QAnon also other groups, conspiracy theories and Propagate internet phenomena like Pizzagate , Unite The Right and #releasethemo .

NBC researchers managed to trace the source of the conspiracy theory back to two moderators at 4chan, who passed it on to YouTuber Tracy Diaz. Diaz turned the spread of the conspiracy theory into a business model : Since she started looking at QAnon in her videos, their number of clicks has grown to up to eight million each, which Diaz was able to monetize . The two 4chan moderators also began to earn money with QAnon: first they moved the discussions to Reddit , then to Facebook , which significantly increased their reach, and finally they opened their own YouTube channel where they asked for donations.

From June to August 2020, an internal investigation found thousands of groups and Facebook pages of QAnon followers with millions of members and followers. They grew as a result of including group posts in Facebook's recommendation algorithms. Facebook had accepted at least 185 ads for QAnon, which were also shown on its subsidiary Instagram. According to a Facebook spokesman, some QAnon groups have been banned for violating the rules. According to him, QAnon groups use Facebook to spread their network, but at the same time attack this and other platforms as “oppressors” who “seek to destroy the truth”.

style

Most of QAnon's utterances are cryptic and vague, supposedly because he would expose himself by giving too specific information and put himself in danger. The mostly very short texts contain abbreviations, military jargon and nonsensical catchphrases, some of which make the content almost incomprehensible. As a result, followers search the Internet for interpretations and solutions to the supposedly encrypted messages.

QAnon claims to be close to the US President. He published photos from an airplane that, in the opinion of his supporters, prove that he accompanied Trump on a trip to East Asia in the presidential plane Air Force One . He also wants to prove his closeness to Trump by predicting Trump's statements and formulations because he knew them before they were published.

QAnon's utterances are disseminated and interpreted by a broad community of followers. The incoherent nature of the conspiracy theory, with its many digressions , is due to the hundreds or thousands of "researchers" who analyze and supposedly confirm its evidence.

Because thousands of Americans are now spreading Q's “ message of salvation ” and expecting a kind of cosmic final battle between good and evil, the American magazine The Atlantic speaks of a new American religion . Manfred Dworschak therefore attests to the supporters of the conspiracy theory in the Spiegel as sect-like traits: A strong communal experience is offered , which is shown in the motto of movement: QAnon supporters often use the abbreviation WWG1WGA on social media and demonstrations . It stands for the English where we go one, we go all , which can be translated as “one for all, all for one”. In addition, QAnon demands a lot from its followers, which strengthens the cohesion of a group in terms of religious sociology and is a prerequisite for its longevity. And finally, a concrete redemption of the world portrayed as apocalyptically evil will be offered by the US president portrayed as the savior. All of this makes the conspiracy theory attractive.

Content

QAnon's allegations are believed to be false, paperless, and unfounded. The American political scientist Nancy L. Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead described the contents as "a conspiracy that is so complicated that it almost defies all description" ( "a conspiracy so convoluted as to almost defy description").

  • The allegation of child trafficking, in which alleged representatives of the " Deep State " and celebrities are involved, is a recurring motive. Patriotic military have made the political outsider Trump president so that he can put an end to this hustle and bustle. Except for Ronald Reagan , all US presidents since Lyndon B. Johnson have been criminal, pedophile and satanist , and child trafficking is the main purpose of the conspirators infiltrating the state . Similar suspicions had already been published by Trump supporters during the election campaign under the keyword Pizzagate .
  • Trump is the only politician who can take on child traffickers, liberal globalists and Jewish bankers. The day of reckoning is imminent, when Trump will openly declare war on them. He is supported by John F. Kennedy, Jr. , who had only faked his death and will return soon. There will be tens of thousands of arrests, thousands of corporate executives will resign as their secret rule has ended, and Hillary Clinton will also be arrested.
  • Q further claimed that the head of state of North Korea , Kim Jong-un , was a puppet installed by the CIA . Trump had allied himself with Kim against the conspirators.

In addition, he repeats and modifies common conspiracy theories:

  • The “global banking elite” is involved in the alleged “deep state”. This code word really means Jews.
  • The Parkland school massacre did not take place. Like several others, it was staged with actors in order to obtain a pretext for restricting the possession of weapons and to disarm the population;
  • The banker JP Morgan had the Titanic sunk in 1912 in order to get rid of competitors from the banking industry and to gain control of the US Federal Reserve .

Followers interpret Q's statements to mean that the Jewish Rothschild family are leaders of a satanic cult and that many Hollywood stars are pedophiles. According to the Washington Post , Q is adopting a "centuries - old anti-Semitic pattern of an international banking conspiracy" by placing this family under the funding of a global conspiracy. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency , while Q's theories are not specifically anti-Semitic, they do address both historical and current anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. In this context, the American author and journalist Chip Berlet took the view that practically every conspiracy theory widespread in Western culture contained the element of the kidnapping of children by Jews. The stories of child sexual abuse by globalists are not far from the medieval rumors of Jews who allegedly used children's blood to make matzos .

Effects

Incitement to acts of violence

On March 14, 2018, the social news aggregator Reddit closed a subreddit discussing QAnon. The reason given was that there had been calls for violence and that personal and confidential data had been disseminated. As a result, participants migrated to Discord .

Searching a homeless camp

On May 31, 2018, members went a group called "Veterans on Patrol" ( veterans on patrol) of its founder Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer under the leadership (of itself is not a veteran) in an apparently checked homeless camp in Tucson ( Arizona began) and, to browse this. They were convinced that it was a sex camp belonging to the Mexican building materials company Cemex , in which children were abused . These would be held in an underground bunker on the premises. The people stayed there for several days and published their action live under the hashtag "OperationBackyardBrawl" on social networks . As a result, authorities were forced to take part in the search. Finally, a body tracking dog was even used. The search for children or corpses was unsuccessful. Although the police, customs and immigration authorities had dealt with the case and unanimously concluded that there was no evidence of the alleged crimes, numerous media outlets reiterated Meyer's claims uncritically. The group later patrolled Interstate 19 to arrest suspected child traffickers. Meyer was arrested on July 22, 2018 for illegally searching private property and for not complying with a subpoena. Right-wing activists said Meyer was a federal agency paid provocateur.

Hoover Dam incident

Matthew Phillip Wright was arrested on June 15, 2018 on suspicion of terrorism and other criminal offenses. He was an armored vehicle, in which an assault rifle -type AR-15 and a handgun , were to Hoover Dam down, had there for 90 minutes blocked the traffic and demanded the immediate release of the so-called "OIG report". This is the report of an investigation by the US Department of Justice into the conduct of FBI officers in connection with Hillary Clinton's email affair . Q had previously claimed via QDrops that this report had been heavily falsified for publication. Wright had stated that it was his mission to obtain the publication of the allegedly unadulterated report.

QDrops

In the app stores of Apple and Google Play a published app called "QDrops" allegations are spread with the Qs. QDrops was developed by Tiger Team Inc., owned by Richard and Adalita Brown from North Carolina . The app was initially released for iOS , at the beginning of May 2018 Richard Brown was looking for a developer to port it to Android . In April, “QDrops” was Apple's most popular app in the “Entertainment” section and was ranked 10th among the most popular paid apps. Apple withdrew the app from sale after NBC News reported it. The app was still available on Google Play in July 2018. There, however, she did not achieve any significant sales figures.

Threat from Michael Avenatti

On July 29, 2018, QAnon released photos of attorney Michael Avenatti and, ultimately, a picture of a man standing outside Avenatti's Newport Beach office , apparently holding a stabbing weapon. Another message said that Avenatti had been given a "message" through this. Avenatti filed a criminal complaint and stated that he would not be intimidated. Avenatti represented Stormy Daniels at the time , who claims to have had an extramarital affair with Donald Trump .

Relationship between Trump and QAnon

During a political rally in Tampa on July 31, 2018, at which Donald Trump was speaking, prominent CNN journalist Jim Acosta , chief correspondent at the White House , was verbally assaulted and insulted by Trump supporters. In view of the tense relationship Trumps to the media, in particular CNN, a reporter asked the Daily Mail , the press secretary of the White House , Sarah Huckabee Sanders whether this "QAnon-fringe groups" support and encourage. Without commenting on QAnon, the press secretary said that the White House opposes any group that incites violence against other people. She added that President Trump would certainly not support groups that displayed such behavior. During Trump's speech, however, people with Q logos on their T-shirts had visibly stood behind Trump in the stands.

At a press conference at the White House on August 17, 2020, a reporter asked Trump about his relationship with the QAnon movement. He said he did not know much about it, but had heard that "it is people who love our country": "I understand that they like me very much, which I appreciate". When the reporter pointed out that QAnon supporters believed he was saving the world “from a satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” Trump said, “I haven't heard. But is that supposed to be a bad thing or something good? If I can help to save the world from problems, I am ready to do so. ”He is already saving the world from“ radical left philosophy ”. Trump neither distanced himself from the QAnon ideology nor its supporters. His answer was interpreted as part of his election campaign strategy, also to solicit votes among extreme fringe groups and right-wing extremists who are prepared to use violence.

In July 2020, the FBI's Counter Terrorism Center described QAnon as a national security threat. Nevertheless, Trump's campaign team invited several QAnon supporters to the Republican party conference from August 24 to 28, 2020. On August 25, 2020, Mary Ann Mendoza, who was to be the party congress speaker for the same day, recommended a QAnon text to her followers on Twitter, which represents the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory of world Jewry . In the text, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II , former US President Barack Obama , billionaire George Soros and "the satanic high priestess Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton" are portrayed as part of a conspiracy by the Jewish Rothschild family to rob the Gentiles of their property . Much of the text revolves around the anti-Semitic pamphlet Protocols of the Elders of Zion and, contrary to the facts, claims that it is not an invention. Pointing out that is not anti-Semitic. Mendoza referred to a tweet that praised this pamphlet and featured its front page. According to media reports, the party congress leadership canceled Mendoza's speech at short notice without giving any reason. She had already been invited to political appearances by Trump in 2016 and represents a particularly strict policy against immigrants, which she collectively describes as illegals.

On August 26, 2020, Republican Denver Riggleman introduced a resolution in the US Congress condemning QAnon: It is a dangerous threat that has no place in American politics. On the same day, Trump invited Congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene as a guest of his nomination for re-election in the White House. Greene supports the QAnon theories and called Q a "patriot" in a 2017 video. Trump's presidency is a unique opportunity to eliminate “this global gang of Satan-worshiping pedophiles”.

reception

science

The political scientists Nancy L. Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead see QAnon as an example of “new conspiracism”, a new form of conspiracy belief that, unlike classical conspiracy theories such as the assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, completely dispenses with evidence and circumstantial evidence and relies solely on assertions and insinuating questions. In this respect, they refer to QAnon as the "battle name of the most bizarre conspiracy-ideological political narratives ". It claims ownership of reality that is apparently verified not by facts, but only by repetition and consent. If this attack on common sense penetrates party politics and election campaigns, there is cause for concern. It is important to strengthen this common sense (in the sense of Thomas Paines ) as a protection of democracy against conspiracy ideologies.

Press and media

QAnon has been featured repeatedly on Trump-friendly Fox News and Russia Today (RT). On March 15, 2018, the Kiev -based Rabochaya Gazeta , official organ of the Communist Party of Ukraine , described QAnon as a “military intelligence organization.” QAnon's conspiracy theories were promoted by Alex Jones and Jerome Corsi. Right Wing Watch reported in May 2018 that Jones and Corsi had stopped supporting because the source was "completely compromised".

On June 28, 2018, Time magazine listed the anonymous Q as one of the 25 most influential people on the internet. She referred to over 130,000 discussion videos on Youtube , the wide range of conspiracy theories he advocated, the broad coverage and his prominent followers.

CNET wrote that QAnon provides an environment that welcomes conspiracy theory and provides the keywords to draw images. Trump is portrayed as a hero leading a crusade against the “Deep State” and the buried bureaucrats who are responsible for all the evils that plagued the world. A research fellow at Syracuse University said that while members of established proselytizing organizations such as the Mormons could be assumed to be convinced they were doing the right thing, there is no guarantee that the propagators of QAnon's claims actually believed them what they were selling.

Other media pointed out that the public hysteria generated by QAnon is objectively endangering human lives. The “Wired” magazine wrote that the suspected environment behind QAnon also included the threats against Christine Blasey Ford , which forced her to go into hiding with her family. In view of the concerted threat and intimidation campaigns of this network, it is justified to speak of some form of terror.

Journalist Isaac Stanley-Becker described QAnon's supporters as a "deranged conspiracy sect".

Patricia Zhubi and Alexander Reid Ross analyzed QAnon in connection with other right-wing online networks. They were received intensively by the perpetrator of the Hanau attack in 2020 and had reinforced his obsessions.

In July 2020, the microblogging service Twitter announced that it would block accounts spreading the QAnon conspiracy theories. In total, there are around 150,000 accounts, 7,000 are already blocked. The reason cited was that QAnon-related content was against the company's policies. Based on such accounts, people have recently been harassed in a coordinated manner, the messages had caused "damage in real life".

politics

On July 4, 2018, the local chapter of the published Republican Party of Hillsborough County on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts, a YouTube video, in which QAnon as "mysterious anonymous leaker referred to the activities of the Deep State and the countermeasures of President Trump" has been. The contributions were later deleted.

On July 31, 2018, there was a massive appearance by QAnon supporters in Tampa at a gathering where Donald Trump spoke. The MSNBC -Nachrichtenmoderatoren Hallie Jackson , Brian Williams and Chris Hayes dealt with the then fully supported by the QAnon supporters conspiracy. The non-commercial television station Public Broadcasting Service also reported on QAnon the following day.

As of May 2020, the conspiracy theory is gaining traction in the United States Republican Party. Among other things, in Oregon with Jo Rae Perkins, who represents the QAnon conspiracy theory, a candidate in a primary for the Senate elections prevailed against several other candidates and now competes against the Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley . In August 2020, Marjorie Taylor Greene, also a supporter of QAnon, prevailed against her internal party opponents as a candidate for the US Congress in Georgia .

According to the media monitoring association Media Matters for America , more than 70 candidates for the US Congress had approved parts of the QAnon ideology by August 2020.

Public figures

On March 13, 2018, anti-abortion activist Cheryl Sullenger, who had a criminal record for an attempted arson attack, described QAnon as a small insider group close to President Trump that had released classified information since the beginning of the presidency.

On March 31, 2018, actress Roseanne Barr agreed to QAnon's statements, reported by CNN , the Washington Post and the New York Times . Referring to QAnon's claims, she praised Trump for freeing hundreds of children from sexual slavery every week and for smashing child trafficking rings around the world and "at the top". Barr tried to contact QAnon on Twitter .

The baseball player Curt Schilling is also considered a prominent QAnon supporter . Schilling was criticized in 2016 for his approval of a T-shirt, the print of which was understood as a call to lynch journalists.

On August 4, 2018, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked to comment on QAnon on the subreddit "/ r / IAmA | ask me anything" . When asked whether he considered QAnon to be authentic, he said no.

Another prominent "leading" distributor is the television and radio presenter Michael Lebron, known by his stage name Lionel . He was received by Donald Trump in the White House on August 23, 2018 and was allowed to pose for a photo in the Oval Office with his wife and Trump . Lebron then published this photo with numerous comments relevant to QAnon. The Daily Beast called the meeting a "new low."

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany 2020, the conspiracy theory spread increasingly in Germany after an emotional video by the singer Xavier Naidoo was broadcast and articles by the former journalist Oliver Janich .

Other organizations

Anonymous announced in 2018 that it would expose the people behind QAnon.

Web links

Individual evidence

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