Tag Archives: QAnon

The Guardian reports: A key supporter of Nigel Farage and Donald Trump has provoked ridicule after using his landmark Cornish castle to fly the flag of a prominent conspiracy theory identified by the FBI as inspiring rightwing violence. John Mappin, who owns Camelot Castle at Tintagel, used the Victorian hotel to promote a rightwing hoax known as QAnon, which the …

The Denver Post reports: A Parker woman is accused of planning a raid to kidnap her child with help from a far-right conspiracy group, according to an affidavit filed by the Parker Police Department. Cynthia Abcug , 50, who does not have custody of her child, is accused of plotting the raid to take the child back with help from …

Back in November, I reported that four adherents of the bizarre QAnon cult had declared their 2020 candidacy for the US House. Per Media Matters, that number has now swelled to nine. The conspiracy theory, which revolves around an anonymous account known as “Q,” started on far-right message board 4chan, later moving to fellow far-right message board 8chan, which has …

“There is a lot of evidence and symbolism with Tom Hanks. You can go look at some of the work he’s done, you can look at some of the skits he’s done on Saturday Night Live, you can look at some of the movies he’s been in. There is a lot of symbolism in the work that he’s done. “I …

The DCist reports: A man pleaded guilty to setting a fire at Comet Ping Pong in January, in another attack on the Northwest pizzeria that appeared to be linked to debunked conspiracy theories. Under the plea deal, Ryan Jaselskis would go to prison for four years. A video posted to the YouTube account of Jaselski’s parents about an hour before …

CNBC reports: The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog on Monday released its long-awaited report on the FBI’s decision to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including its surveillance of a then-Trump campaign aide. Inspector General Michael Horowitz found that there was a proper legal basis for the FBI to seek a surveillance warrant against Carter Page, a former …

Truly a real life crime drama for our times: Four days after pulling off the most high-profile mob killing in decades, Anthony Comello sat down with New York Police Department detectives and told them that the C.I.A. had infiltrated the Mafia. And, he added, the government was spying on him. He had put his phone in a copper bag to …

The Daily Beast reports: Rudy Giuliani has found a new ally in his globe-trotting attempts to fight President Trump’s impeachment, teaming up with a cable-news reporter and conspiracy-theory political cartoonist who has suggested that Hillary Clinton killed Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich and that Democrats eat people. In his quest to defend Trump and dig up dirt on his …

From the far-right Washington Times: Danielle Stella, a Republican seeking to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, was suspended from Twitter after her account posted Tuesday about lynching the congresswoman. Ms. Stella’s campaign account on Twitter was punted from the platform after posting at least twice about hanging Ms. Omar. “If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, …

NBC News reports: At first glance, Matthew Lusk’s campaign signs look like any other Republican candidate’s. On one side, they read, “Matthew Lusk for Congress,” and “Putting America First.” But as he flipped the signs over while loading them into a hatchback near his home in Florida earlier this year, he pointed out a detail pasted on the back of …

“Rachel Maddow, another deep state puppet, she’s been wearing the boot, okay? Why is this relevant? Well, if you remember – and I believe it was in 2017 – John McCain and Hillary Clinton were both wearing medical boots. And there was speculation that they had ankle monitors on their ankles. And at one point, John McCain had the medical …

Mother Jones reports: Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pulled out of a fundraiser for his legal defense fund that was organized by a supporter of the bizarre conspiracy theory known as QAnon, after Mother Jones reported on the event’s connection to the fringe group. Flynn’s attorney, Sidney Powell, tweeted Saturday that “given recent reports and comments,” …

“John Roberts, they said his name was in there as going [to Jeffrey Epstein’s island] twice. If he’s the one, you and I both know that little witch called RBG has been there multiple times. If John Roberts has been there, that means RBG has been there. If that’s the case, then that might be the scandal God has been …

Mother Jones reports: Michael Flynn wants a judge to allow him to travel to Atlanta to raise money at an event organized by a QAnon supporter. This week, Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, asked US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan to allow Flynn to travel freely in the United States, so that he can go to locations including Georgia, where he …

“No one’s gonna beat President Trump, number one. And the media continues to lie about his numbers. He won by a much bigger margin than the media to this day is reporting. So that’s number one. “Number two, I think this all gonna be a moot point because these candidates will wind up in jail before 2020. I’m serious. So …

The Washington Post reports: Before President Trump came to the stage at his rally in Cincinnati on Thursday, several other speakers warmed up the crowd. One was Brandon Straka, founder of the “Walk Away” movement. Straka was a liberal, until, as he told the crowd, he learned that the media falsely reported that Trump had mocked a disabled reporter during …

Yahoo News reports: The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News. The FBI intelligence bulletin dated May 30, 2019 describes “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists,” as a growing threat, and notes that it is the first such report to do so. It lists …

Will Sommer reports at The Daily Beast: Believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory will head to Washington on September 11th for a rally at the foot of the Washington Monument under the ominous tagline “Q Sent Us.” While the rally’s agenda is thin so far, you can expect QAnon believers to call for Trump to make QAnon’s prophecies come true …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Tuesday promoted two Twitter accounts that have shown support for the online conspiracy theory known as QAnon, amplifying the fringe accounts to his millions of followers. The president tagged one user in a tweet about election security and retweeted another blaming Democrats for voter fraud. “We should immediately pass Voter ID @Voteridplease to …

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: In January, she was arrested on felony shoplifting charges after she allegedly stole 279 items valued at $2,327.97 from an Edina Target. According to a criminal complaint, Stella scanned only $50 worth of items at a self-checkout before leaving the store. She told officers she remembered “arriving at Target to purchase items but nothing else due …