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Hello and welcome back to Cult Leader.

I'm your Cult Leader Spencer Henry and I am very, very excited to share this week's episode

with you guys.

As you can tell from the title, we're finally venturing into the world of QAnon.

Described as a far-right political movement slash what I would call an American political

conspiracy theory, QAnon first started making the rounds back in 2017, while its beginnings

were spread amongst a niche group of internet supporters.

By 2020, Q was everywhere, infiltrating elections and the minds of Americans across the nation.

Regardless of your political beliefs, you gotta admit, everything about QAnon definitely

classifies it as a cult in every sense of the word.

But perhaps most dangerous, it's become this virus of misinformation ranging from the

bizarre to some claims that are downright impossible, yet people believe it.

Why?

Well if you ask me, it's simply history repeating itself.

We saw the Salem Witch Trials, we've witnessed the Satanic Panic of the 80s, so it only

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