In the run-up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Oregon led all states in per capita internet searches for “armed groups” and conspiracy theories.
Oregon leads U.S. in armed militia interest, is breeding ground for ‘FEMA concentration camps’ conspiracy theory: report
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Donald Trump supporters break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A new report tracked violence-related internet searches in the months before the insurrection. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)TNS
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In the run-up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Oregon led all states in per-capita internet searches for “armed groups” and conspiracy theories.
This data comes from Moonshot CVE, an anti-extremism tech company that, from September to December 2020, tracked internet disinformation and threats of violence that were linked to the U.S. presidential election.