How QAnon Began â And Became A Domestic Terror Threat
Reprinted with permission from MediaMatters
Less than three years after it started on an anonymous far-right message board, the QAnon conspiracy theory was being praised by the president of the United States.
On August 19, a reporter asked President Donald Trump if he had anything to say to followers of QAnon. Speaking in the White House briefing room, Trump said, I don t know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate, adding that it was gaining in popularity and consisted of people that love our country.