S36 E2: All About Romana | The Cult Queen of Canada
The Expert Witness from Uncover
CBC
4.5 • 10.9K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Rachel Browne explores the true identity of "Queen Romana," a serial hustler and QAnon influencer who mobilized her "digital soldiers" with "Royal Decrees." We track her chaotic cross-country "Royal Tour" and find out why it ended in Richmound.
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| 0:00.0 | Deep fake porn didn't come out of nowhere. |
| 0:02.6 | It was allowed to spread, while governments dragged their feet and tech companies shrugged. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm staring at myself in this video that I know I haven't made. |
| 0:12.3 | This is what it looks like to feel violated. |
| 0:14.7 | This season on Understood, if you follow the trail, who does it lead to? |
| 0:19.3 | These images, they were like hunting me. |
| 0:21.2 | And the biggest platform was Mr. Deepfakes. |
| 0:24.0 | Understood. Deepfake porn empire. |
| 0:26.5 | Available now on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.2 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:36.7 | It's January 2020, the height of the so-called Freedom Convoy. |
| 0:43.0 | Thousands of people have traveled to Ottawa to protest against Canada's pandemic rules and vaccine mandates. |
| 0:52.0 | The Capitol's been overrun by cars, trucks, thousands of people screaming and honking. |
| 0:59.0 | Yep, there's even more honking in this story. |
| 1:03.5 | A lesser-known figure stands on a platform near the Parliament building, holding a megaphone. |
| 1:09.6 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:13.5 | I am Queen Rumara of Canada. |
| 1:18.2 | A massive crowd gathers around her. |
| 1:23.3 | I have backed by the armed forces of the United States. |
| 1:31.9 | There are no more elections, no more politicians, no more politics in the kingdom of Canada. |
| 1:38.8 | She holds a lighter under a Canadian flag and it starts to burn. |
| 1:44.9 | Her followers raise a new flag. It's purple and white with a sword through a maple leaf and the phrase, |
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