MTP Reports: The rise of QAnon

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🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Conspiracy theories are nothing new in American politics, but QAnon presents unique problems.

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, if you stick around to the end of each episode of the Toddcast, you've
0:09.2	probably heard me mention Meet the Press Reports on Peacock.
0:12.9	So we launched this new show last year during the election as an in-depth way to explore
0:17.5	a single topic.
0:18.5	We thought one hour and Sundays, just not enough, right?
0:21.7	Well we're happy to announce that Meet the Press Reports is coming back for a second
0:25.4	season, actually a third season as well, and then some, but once again you'll be able
0:30.5	to watch these episodes on NBC News now and on Peacock.
0:34.0	Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.
0:37.3	But before we start the new season back up, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes
0:41.2	from our first season with you here in the Toddcast feed.
0:45.4	Every Tuesday we're going to be back with a special 30 minute report to sit back and
0:49.9	listen to this episode.
0:51.3	This one is our look at the rise of QAnon and how the conspiracy theory came together before
0:57.1	the events of January 6th.
1:00.0	And of course you can always watch this episode visually on video on demand on Peacock.
1:05.8	Thanks for listening.
1:22.7	Hello there, I'm Chuck Todd and welcome to Meet the Press Reports.
1:25.6	Where we take a look beyond the day-to-day headlines to dive deep into a single subject
1:30.4	in American politics.
1:32.1	And today that subject is QAnon.
1:34.5	So you can't ignore it, so what is it?
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