What is QAnon?
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🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 20 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The Republican National Convention begins today. |
| 0:14.6 | Apparently, two apprentice producers have been tapped to help run the show, and President |
| 0:20.3 | Trump will be speaking every night, which means it might have a bit of a Trump rally vibe. |
| 0:26.6 | But without as many, you know, die hard Trump fans in the crowd, obviously. |
| 0:31.4 | And if you've watched footage from those before-time Trump rallies, you may have noticed some |
| 0:36.1 | of those die-hards hoisting some strange signs, signs with messages about Q. Q is shorthand |
| 0:44.7 | for Q and non. |
| 0:46.7 | It's a political conspiracy theory for people who like their conspiracy theories with a little |
| 0:50.8 | side of bunkers. |
| 0:51.8 | Now, if you're not familiar with Q and non, here's a quick crash course, according to the |
| 0:56.1 | anti-deformation league. |
| 0:57.3 | Q and non followers, quote, believe world governments are being controlled by a shadowy |
| 1:01.9 | cabal of pedophiles who will eventually be brought to justice by President Trump. |
| 1:08.1 | The most far out of these beliefs say that celebrities and politically elites actually |
| 1:11.7 | farm children underground caves so that they can drink blood, which supposedly staves |
| 1:17.0 | off agent. |
| 1:18.0 | Really, the only rule is that Donald Trump is the only good guy. |
| 1:22.1 | He is here to go save the world from these satanic cannibals. |
| 1:26.2 | It's been festering online for a few years now, but in 2020 where bad things come to blossom, |
| 1:31.8 | Q and non appears to be gaining a foothold in the Republican Party. |
| 1:37.2 | Zach B. Jim, you've been following Q and non for Vox. |
| 1:40.5 | Why is it getting less a non, all of a sudden? |
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