1/ For those who were not available for the presentation here is my slides and some comments. Link to the presentation is here
2/ as it stands I have found QAnon communities in 85 countries. Now there is no exact science to this as attribution via social media data is extremely unreliable. (anyone who say otherwise is lying)
3/ The way I evaluate this is based on if QAnon content is translated into foreign languages, is QAnon content adapted to local socio-political contexts, are adherents adapting and manipulating QAnon narratives to fit their context,etc.
4/ OSINT and qualitative evaluation of QAnon communities on Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Telegram, Gab, Parler, TikTok, YouTube, Rumble, Bitchute, etc etc. since 2017 are how I cam to this number.
5/ The pandemic played an important role in QAnon transnational growth. Though QAnon was international before this, the pandemic affected everyone at the same time. To that end it provided an opportunity for QAnon to spread, most of that occurred outside the US>
6/ This snapshot from @crowdtangle I have shared in the past show how the Pandemic boosted , membership in QAnon groups and Pages
7/ @JordanWildon was kind enough to help me out with some data from his personal work on German QAnon. Though there is a dip in activity post Biden inauguration and Jan 6, there has been an uptake in QAnon channels on Telegram as narratives and tropes have adapted to the pandemic
8/ In regards to transnational community building the deplatforming of QAnon and other actors onto dozens of alt-tech platforms does create an opportunity for transnational communities to be built around specific topics and grievences.
9/ These are just some examples of QAnon mobilization outside of the US, though there are plenty more that I could have included.
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1/ First lets take a look at the QAnon community. There are 6 themes that I found common throughout the communities (there are more obviously)
2/ Same in the movement still push the narrative that this is all part of the plan and will lead to the revelation of some great corruption or some great plot. Though this type of hopium was in the minority as opposed to past QAnon narratives
3/ a fair amount pushed the narrative that this was a DS plot and may even count as a victory for them; however, patriots and anons are wise to their plan and will not fall for theirs deception.
1/ Today Yahoo News published a story about a report from the Soufan Center on how China and Russia were fueling Qanon conspiracy theories. The report has a problematic methodology in regards to how it uses and perceives data, also the report has a weak grasp of QAnon.
2/ First lets get something clear, the report claims to be data driven, however, there is no explanation of the data sources (I am assuming it is @crowdtangle ). If that is the case then there should be a methodological explanation. If not that should be explain as its important
3/ That data sample is a fraction of what I collected from January to August 2020 there were 1.65M posts in the 416 QAnon pages and Groups I was curating. Considering they claim a full year of collection I do not think their sample is large enough
"The Duke of Edinburgh died of natural causes, but QAnon believers are sharing the rumor that he died as a result of being vaccinated against COVID-19."
High profile deaths linked to the vaccine will be a continued trend. vice.com/en/article/93y…
QAnon and other Conspriacy theory circles are sharing that DMX also does shortly after getting the covid vaccine.
Though it may seem odd, if you can confirm it with a Qdrop then it must be true, doesn't matter how convoluted the path an adherent must take to get there. The difficulty makes it more legitimate as any military intelligence op could not function if everyone could see it.
1/ An important question we need to ask ourselves and consider is: if what @CullenHoback's documentary reveals is correct and Ron Watkins is "Q" should we lay the blame for the ideologically motivated violent extremist acts purportrated by QAnon adherents?
2/ "Q" played an important role in motivating and guiding the movement. Though there were no explicit calls for violence that apocalyptic and anti-government messages pointed to an obvious end game to the IMVE audience that was attracted to QAnon in the US and around the world.
3/ at minimum I think it would be important to have an investigation into Ron Watkins and likely his father as well to determine how much of a role they had with QAnon and how much of the blame should be lain at their feet.4
2/ I think it is still important to make the connection between Pizzagate and QAnon. As @QOrigins has mentioned the pizzagate conspiracy theory was mentioned 47,027 times on /pol/ the year before Q’s first posts.
3/ As @QOrigins explains “Q simply repackaged what right-wing media was already discussing” Therefore, a lot of the Pizzagate folks also became QAnon folks and brought those ideas into it with them.
2/ I first used the term Pastel QAnon in reference to a community of female QAnon/QAnon adjacent influencers initially found on Instagram but now present across multiple platforms.
3/ Many of these women were first lifestyle influencers, mommy bloggers, fitness instructors, diet influencers, or promote alternative healing. The "Pastel” refers to the aesthetic and branding these influencers provide to their pages and in turn QAnon.