The QAnon Conspiracy Theory was proven wrong after the inauguration

  • When Biden took office and Trump landed in Florida, with no mass arrests in sight, some QAnon believers struggled to harmonize falsehoods with possession on their TVs.

  • Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of QAnon. Her story shows how difficult it will be to bring people like her back to reality.

  • What is QAnon? Here is an explainer on the “big tent conspiracy theory”.

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