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But the tweets did appear to give credence to some of QAnon s central beliefs, or at least coddle believers of the conspiracy theory by offering some support for their ideas. What is the truth? There are highly networked groups of people with specific agendas. Factions and individuals within Government do abuse power - Peter Strozk, Steele Dossier, James Comey, FISA courts, and on, one tweet said, referencing examples of QAnon conspiracy-theory beliefs. Powerful people do engage in abusive or predatory behavior.
Boyette had previously shared similar ideas about QAnon on his personal Facebook. On Friday, the same day the tweets were sent from the GOP account, he wrote that he spent about 16 hours over the past three days watching QAnon YouTube videos to learn about the conspiracy theory. What I noticed during much of the videos is a continuous appeal to emotion and a sense of identity as Patriots, Boyette said.