states to meet some of those who still believe in the conspiracy. it's been a year since the mobilising power of a conspiracy theory nearly brought the united states to its knees. at the root of a lot of the lies and misinformation about the election was qanon. when everything unfolded onjanuary sixth, what were you thinking? get us off national television. what are we doing? is that the capital? is that our shaman? in 2020, i reported on the dramatic rise of interest in qanon during the pandemic. that was a dark time and a dark place. and i spent a lot of time feeling like i was like four feet outside of my body. a year on from the attack on capitol hill, i'm travelling to the us, not to meet the grifters