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House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

Twitter suspends QAnon-linked Republican lawmaker's account

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 11:35 PM

A newly elected Republican congresswoman known for promoting QAnon conspiracy theories accused Twitter of censorship on Sunday after her account was temporarily suspended for "multiple violations".   Read more »

Trump urges Americans to be 'united' but doesn't mention impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 14 09:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged Americans to be "united" and avoid violence in his first comments after being impeached Wednesday -- while avoiding any mention of impeachment at all. Read more »

Jamiroquai frontman denies he's US Capitol Hill rioter

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 08 12:48 PM

Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay has been keeping a low profile of late, and assures the world he definitely wasn't in Washington as part of the mob of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol. Read more »

Conspiracists, neo-Nazis and gun activists: the Trump loyalists who stormed the Capitol

Saul Loeb with Thomas Urbain in New York, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 08:41 AM

The tattoo-chested man in a horned headdress, the middle-aged intruder with his foot on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk and the woman shot dead by police: Their images have been beamed around the world but who are the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol? Read more »

Meet the 'QAnon' caucus: Conspiracy buffs on path to US Congress

Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 11:21 PM

The US House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the pro-President Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as "QAnon." But multiple QAnon-friendly lawmakers may soon be taking seats in the House chamber. Read more »

Facebook bans all QAnon groups as dangerous amid surging misinformation

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 07 08:32 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc on Tuesday classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts that hold themselves out as representatives. Read more »

Fighting conspiracy theorists, Facebook removes 790 QAnon groups

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 20 08:34 AM

Facebook said on Wednesday that it had removed 790 QAnon groups from its site and was restricting another 1,950 groups, 440 pages and more than 10,000 Instagram accounts related to the right-wing conspiracy theory, in the social network’s most sweeping action against the fast-growing movement.   Read more »

What is QAnon, the viral pro-Trump conspiracy theory?

Kevin Roose, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 19 10:52 PM

Trump is the central and heroic figure in QAnon’s core narrative — the brave patriot who was chosen to save America from the global cabal. As a result, QAnon believers parse Trump’s words and actions closely, looking for hidden meanings.  Read more »