In September 2010, in retaliation against the Bollywood film industry's hiring of Aiplex Software to launch cyberattacks against The Pirate Bay, Anonymous members, recruited through posts on 4chan boards, subsequently initiated their own attacks, dubbed Operation Payback, targeting the website of the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America. [21] Poole had been a regular participant on Something Awful's subforum "Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse" (ADTRW), where many users were familiar with the Japanese imageboard format and Futaba Channel ("2chan.net"). 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Around that time, "HLIAnon", standing for "High Level Insider Anon", hosted long question-and-answer sessions, dispensing various conspiracy theories, including that Princess Diana was murdered after trying to stop the September 11 attacks. [158] View echoes the concern that disillusioned QAnon believers might take matters into their own hands[62] as Pizzagate believer Edgar Maddison Welch did in 2016, Matthew Phillip Wright did at Hoover Dam in 2018, and Anthony Comello did in 2019, when he murdered Mafia boss Frank Cali, believing himself to be under Trump's protection. [301] Advocacy group Hope not Hate said, "Mappin is an eccentric figure, considered outlandish even by his fringe rightwing peers. Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (Swedish: [ˈɡrêːta ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj] (); born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist who is internationally known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action against climate change. 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Days after the first upload of "The Last Roundup" - the episode where Derpy's name was first mentioned and she had first lengthily dialogues - on iTunes Store, it was suddenly removed from the list. [65] The Conservative Daily Post ran a headline claiming the Federal Bureau of Investigation had confirmed the conspiracy theory. 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What's next could be worse", "Republican QAnon conspiracy promoter picked to run for US Senate", "Oregon Republican US Senate Nominee Defends Her Interest In QAnon", "The US Senate candidate who took a QAnon pledge", "QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress", "House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos", "A QAnon Follower May Win This U.S. Congressional Seat", "Trump endorses QAnon conspiracy theorist after Republican primary win", "Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent. [258], In early 2019, Twitter removed accounts suspected of being connected to the Russian Internet Research Agency that had disseminated a high volume of tweets related to #QAnon that also used the #WWG1WGA slogan. Thus, words such as "eggroll" were changed to "duckroll". [142], The stock price of Apple Inc. fell significantly in October 2008 after a hoax story was submitted to CNN's user-generated news site iReport.com claiming that company CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack. [15] In place of registration, 4chan has provided tripcodes as an optional form of authenticating a poster's identity. [6] 4chan's Alexa rank is 1042 as of June 2020[update][7] though it has been as high as 56. [268][269], Facebook banned all QAnon groups and pages on October 6, 2020. However, he forgot to blank out the password in the screenshot. [152][153], Experts have classified QAnon's appeal as comparable to those of religious cults. [40], There has been much speculation about Q's motives and identity. The announcement for the event prominently displayed a Q spelled in stars on the blue field of an American flag. "[203], In September 2020, Malinowski received death threats from QAnon followers after he was falsely accused of wanting to protect sexual predators. [40], Travis View, a researcher who studies QAnon, says that it is as addictive as a video game, and offers the "player" the appealing possibility of being involved in something of world-historical importance. We're glad to see this short-lived debacle has prompted renewed interest and debate over net neutrality and Internet censorship—two very important issues that don't get nearly enough attention—so perhaps this was all just a blessing in disguise. It is highly decentralized and comprises an array of autonomous groups that aim to achieve their objectives through the use of both nonviolent and violent direct action rather than through policy reform. "[223] In August 2020, Pence said that the problem with the press asking about QAnon and about anyone's apparent efforts to encourage it is that the press is asking the wrong questions ("chasing shiny objects"). Months into the Trump presidency, she had stated in a video: "There's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out, and I think we have the president to do it. 1154) condemning QAnon and rejecting its conspiracy theories. [62], The humor of /b/'s many users, who refer to themselves as "/b/tards",[62][63] is often incomprehensible to newcomers and outsiders, and is characterized by intricate inside jokes and dark comedy. [148][149][150] QAnon believers have also promoted a centuries-old antisemitic trope about an international banking conspiracy orchestrated by the Rothschild family. [13][14] Any nickname may be used when posting, even one that has been previously adopted, such as "Anonymous" or "moot". Additionally, a lolicon board was created at /l/ (Lolikon),[26] but was disabled following the posting of genuine child pornography and ultimately deleted in October 2004, after threats of legal action. This occurred hours after the FBI published a report calling QAnon a potential source of domestic terrorism—the first time the agency had so rated a fringe conspiracy theory. [198][199], In August 2020, The New York Times suggested that the Texas Republican Party had chosen a new slogan taken directly from QAnon. [133][134], According to The Washington Post, "the site's users have managed to pull off some of the highest-profile collective actions in the history of the Internet. Thank you Anons, and thank you patriots. [25][26], QAnon may best be understood as an example of what historian Richard Hofstadter called "The Paranoid Style in American Politics", the title of his 1964 essay on religious millenarianism and apocalypticism. "[203][204][207] The resolution does not have the force of law. No cleanup reason has been specified. The 4chan imageboards were rewritten in valid HTML5/CSS3 in May 2012 in an effort to improve client-side performance. He'll find her, then call the cops. [66] A sign of 4chan's scaling, according to Poole, was when GETs lost meaning due to the high post rate resulting in a GET occurring every few weeks. [28] Soon after the 2016 United States elections, two anonymous posters, "CIAAnon" and "CIAIntern", falsely claimed to be high-ranking CIA officers, and in late August 2017, "WHInsiderAnon" offered a supposed preview that something that was "going to go down" regarding leaks that would affect the Democratic Party. [260][261] On August 19, Facebook expanded its Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy to address "growing movements that, while not directly organizing violence, have celebrated violent acts, shown that they have weapons and suggest they will use them, or have individual followers with patterns of violent behavior." No coup took place and Biden was peacefully inaugurated. [165] According to the memo, "This is the first FBI product examining the threat from conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists and provides a baseline for future intelligence products. [156], Conspiracy theories have tended to make headway in times of societal uncertainty, and help people to feel more in control in the face of disturbing information. [158], Some Q followers break away when they recognize the theories are not self-consistent or see that some of the content is directly aimed at getting donations from a specific audience, such as evangelical or conservative Christians. On July 15, 2018, Apple pulled the app after an inquiry from NBC News. [316][317] The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that the election was the most secure in American history, with "no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised. A multitude of /b/ visitors followed the order and pushed the symbol to the top of the chart, though Google later removed the result. A videographer found numerous QAnon supporters in the crowd, identified by their QAnon shirts showing large "Q"'s or "WWG1WGA". [57] It is disseminated mainly by supporters of Trump, who refer to the Storm and the Great Awakening—QAnon's precepts and vocabulary are closely related to the religious concepts of millenarianism and apocalypticism,[7] leading it to be sometimes construed as an emerging religious movement. [40][58][59] Part of its appeal is its gamelike quality, in which followers attempt to solve riddles presented in Qdrops by connecting them to Trump speeches and tweets and other sources. [256][257], QDrops, an app that promoted the conspiracy theory, was published on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Usage of #SaveTheChildren and Freedom for the Children, Incidents related to Trump's 2020 campaign, Comments by Trump and connected individuals, Misinformation on the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, Interruption of Ghislaine Maxwell court hearing. [99][178][179], Jo Rae Perkins, the 2020 Republican Senate candidate in Oregon, tweeted a video on the night of her May primary victory showing her holding a WWG1WGA sticker and stating, "I stand with President Trump. [126] This apparent conflict of interest, combined with statements by 8chan's founder Fredrick Brennan, the use of a "Q" collar pin by 8chan owner Jim Watkins, and Watkins's financial interest in a QAnon super PAC that advertises on 8chan, have led numerous journalists and conspiracy theory researchers to believe that Watkins[127] or his son, 8chan's former administrator Ron Watkins, work with Q, know Q's identity, or are Q. [73][77][78][79], Many /pol/ users favored Donald Trump during his 2016 United States presidential campaign. [187], On February 17, 2012, Thaddeus McMichael was arrested by the FBI for child pornography charges after posting comments on Facebook claiming that he possessed child pornography. He told a reporter, "you don't know who you're fucking with" and denied the Q flag was a reference to QAnon, though he had had numerous references to QAnon on his Twitter account. "[298] Abcug pleaded not guilty to the charge in September 2020 and is to be tried in February 2021. As of 2019, the /pol/ (Politically Incorrect), /v/ (Video Games), /vg/ (Video Games Generals), and /b/ (Random) boards receive the most daily posts. A later post said: "Check the news for Port Orchard, Washington, in a few hours. "[20], The site was launched as 4chan.net on October 1, 2003 by Christopher Poole, a then-15-year-old student from New York City using the online handle "moot". [54] Many became disillusioned; the alt-right, white nationalists and neo-Nazis thereafter aimed to recruit such people. [72] His posts specifically targeted individuals who were highly hated in the community beforehand, namely Clinton, Barack Obama and George Soros. Anonymous (group) § 4chan raids (2003–2007), Recording Industry Association of America, United States Department of Homeland Security, "What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And "b"? There were no notable events in US politics on that day. [186], After 4chan reported a 15-year-old boy in California who posted child pornography, the United States Department of Homeland Security raided his home on June 7, 2011, and took all of his electronic items. [105] Some posts include strings of characters that are allegedly coded messages. They're finding QAnon instead", "The Dark Virality of a Hollywood Blood-Harvesting Conspiracy", "Fact-checking QAnon conspiracy theories: Did J.P. Morgan sink the Titanic? [139] A /b/ user then logged in and changed the password, posting a screenshot of him sending an email to a friend of Palin's informing her of the new password on the /b/ thread. [77] Rogers and his wife, Christina Urso, launched Patriots' Soapbox, a YouTube livestream dedicated to QAnon, which they used to solicit donations. 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[5][41][42][43] In June 2020, Q exhorted followers in a post on 8chan to take a "digital soldiers oath"; many did, using the Twitter hashtag #TakeTheOath. [137], The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported that while "the vast majority of QAnon-inspired conspiracy theories have nothing to do with anti-Semitism", "an impressionistic review" of QAnon tweets about Israel, Jews, Zionists, the Rothschilds, and Soros "revealed some troubling examples" of antisemitism. This childish ploy is a weak attempt at getting attention for himself and his marginal Turning Point UK organisation, and is better off being ignored. [215][216], New Zealand ISPs in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, As explained by Poole during a live-video online interview with, Anthony McCosker, Sonja Vivienne, Amelia Johns (Oct 12, 2016), United States of America v. David Kernell. [72], A user named "Q Clearance Patriot" first appeared on the /pol/ board of 4chan on October 28, 2017, posting in a thread titled "Calm Before the Storm",[22] a reference to Trump's cryptic description of a gathering of United States military leaders he attended as "the calm before the storm". It’s a false flag for sure, but I’ll be aiming for the more tanned/dark haired muddied jeans in the crowd so real whites won’t have to worry," wrote Radulovic, according to the indictment. [303][304], On August 12, 2020, Cecelia Celeste Fulbright was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Waco, Texas. According to an expert in online conspiracy, Renee DiResta, QAnon's pattern of enticement is similar to that of cults in the pre-Internet era where, as the targeted person was led deeper and deeper into the group's secrets, they become increasingly isolated from friends and family outside the cult. "[185] She has made racist and antisemitic statements, which led Republican leaders such as Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise to condemn her remarks. [176] On the day of Biden's inauguration, participants on 8kun differed in their views on the future of their cause. 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[157] Survey data showed in late 2020 that a quarter of those who knew about QAnon think there's some truth to it. [7] QAnon's vocabulary echoes Christian tropes—the "Storm" (the Genesis flood narrative or Judgement Day) and the "Great Awakening"—evoking the reputed historical religious Great Awakenings of the early 18th century to the late 20th century. [7][8] QAnon supporters have accused many liberal Hollywood actors, Democratic politicians, and high-ranking government officials of being members of the cabal. [40], The number of QAnon adherents is unclear as of October 2020,[update] but the group maintains a large online following. On February 4, 2010, Verizon Wireless blocked 4chan, an English language imageboard from being accessed by its customers. [89] Charlie Ward and Martin Geddes are listed by Hope not Hate as influential British promoters of QAnon, with Geddes "[running] one of the most popular QAnon Twitter accounts in the world". [70], In its most basic sense, an "anon" is an anonymous or pseudonymous Internet poster. Since the early days of the group, Proud Boys have worn black and yellow Fred Perry polo shirts on McInnes' suggestion. [203][204] Seventeen Republicans (including Steve King, Paul A. Gosar, and Daniel Webster) and one independent (Justin Amash) voted no; Republican Andy Harris voted "present. [75] Although Russia was not involved in QAnon's origins, Russian-backed social media accounts propagated early QAnon claims as early as November or December 2017. 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Chris Coons defeats Republican Lauren Witzke in Delaware Senate race", "Trump ally running for Congress believes in baseless QAnon sex-trafficking conspiracy", "The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump", "The Texas GOP's new slogan echoes a conspiracy group. [213], On March 20, 2019, Australian telecom company Telstra denied access to millions of Australians to 4chan, 8chan, Zero Hedge and LiveLeak as a reaction to the Christchurch mosque shootings. ", "QAnon conspiracies go global in pandemic 'perfect storm, "QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. [308][309][310][311][312][313], Near Philadelphia's Convention Center, where mail-in ballots were being counted, two men from Virginia were taken into custody based on a tip of a threat of an attack with AR-15s. 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