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'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty to US Capitol attack

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 02:01 AM

'QAnon Shaman' pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing an official proceeding when he took part in the Jan. 6 US Capitol assault Read more »

FBI warns that QAnon followers could engage in 'real-world violence'

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 09:39 AM

WASHINGTON - The FBI has warned that followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory could again engage in violence against political opponents out of frustration that the theory's predictions have not come true.   Read more »

'Through the looking glass': How conspiracy theories wreck lives

Cécile Feuillatre, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 17 03:45 PM

People with conspiracy believers in their lives are often reluctant to come forward, feeling ashamed at an uncle who believes that the Earth is flat (a "flat-earther"), or a husband who threatens to disown his children if they wear facemasks to protect against Covid-19. Read more »

Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 07:29 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday. Read more »

US right-wing platform Gab attacked by 'demon hackers' - CEO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 08:29 AM

WASHINGTON - The CEO of Gab, a social network favored by the US political right, said the platform had been attacked by "demon hackers" after an activist group released user data described as an important resource for research on the far right. The activist group called DDoSecrets Collective released the data over the weekend to Wired magazine, claiming it offered "a record of the culture" related to the violent siege of the US Capitol on January 6. Read more »

Trump sued for Capitol attack under 'Ku Klux Klan Act'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:22 AM

WASHINGTON - A senior Democratic congressman sued former president Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of violating the 19th century "Ku Klux Klan Act" by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump refuses to testify in impeachment trial, dubs it 'unconstitutional'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Former president Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process "unconstitutional." Read more »

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 »