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26 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Tucker Carlson is now at least the 3rd Fox News host to downplay or defend QAnon, following Jesse Watters & Greg Gutfeld. Additionally, Fox Nation has had a QAnon supporter as a host of one of its shows. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…
Tucker Carlson has also had multiple QAnon supporters on his show as guests.
Anyway, despite what Tucker Carlson suggested, QAnon has been linked to multiple violent incidents (including the Capitol storming), been embraced by other far-right groups, & has been warned about by multiple government agencies. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…
A 4th Fox News host has now seemingly downplayed or defended QAnon.

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Alex Kaplan Profile picture
20 Jan
Today is Inauguration Day. It will be a milestone day for QAnon supporters. We may see splintering as Biden takes office between those realizing QAnon isn't real & those doubling down & moving the goalposts. Here's a poll from a QAnon Telegram channel today suggesting a divide.
Here's a QAnon influencer already preparing to move the goalposts on QAnon about Biden taking office.
Some in the QAnon community are now suggesting that the number of American flags behind Trump at Joint Base Andrews, where Trump is going as he leaves office and Washington, D.C., somehow proves the conspiracy theory. ("Q" is the 17th letter of the alphabet.)
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19 Jan
New from me: DLive has allowed multiple QAnon channels on its platform, which have used the platform to monetize. One of those QAnon channels is both verified & its hosts were present at the Capitol insurrection. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…
That verified DLive QAnon channel, RedPill78, uploaded a video on the platform the day before the Capitol insurrection in which they suggested violence if QAnon's predictions did not come to pass.
This is despite QAnon playing a major role causing & being involved with the insurrection, DLive cracking down on multiple far-right figures who were allegedly involved with the insurrection, & despite DLive's terms of service seeming to prohibit QAnon content.
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9 Jan
In the past 48 hours:
-Twitter banned QAnon accounts
-Twitter banned Trump
-Reddit banned r/donaldtrump
-Reddit banned the head moderator of r/conspiracy
-YouTube banned Steve Bannon's show
-Discord banned TheDonald dot win's channel
-Google banned Parler from its app store
Can now add Twitter banning TheDonald dot win's Twitter account to this list.
Can now add DLive banning multiple far-right figures to this list.
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8 Jan
Major QAnon accounts that have been banned since this was announced already include:
-QAnon76
-Praying Medic
-intheMatrixxx
-WeTheInevitable (who has ban evaded more than 20 times)
Major Patriot & Qtah have also been banned. "Mel Q," who has been ban evading, is still up.
X22 Report, which may have rivaled QAnon76 for the most followers of remaining QAnon accounts on Twitter (more than a half million), has also been banned.
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6 Jan
QAnon started on an anonymous message board. Over the course of 3 years, it built a social media infrastructure & following, using it to spread multiple false conspiracy theories, including false voter fraud claims, helping them spread. In part, that has led to today.
(And QAnon supporters are among those storming the Capitol right now.)
And it comes as QAnon's influence on Trump and his orbit regarding their voter fraud claims since the election has been immense. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/… mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…
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6 Jan
The CEO of Gab urged pro-Trump protesters in DC to storm the United States Capitol. Image
Users on the far-right message board TheDonald are lauding protesters storming the Capitol. Image
The Proud Boys have lauded protesters storming the Capitol. Image
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