Episode 74: QAnon

The internet is home to a wide range of tales, fringe groups and conspiracy theories. But one theory has become the centralized narrative to unite them all. It starts in Washington D.C. and extends from Hollywood, around the globe and even into space. Has a message board managed to get a straight line to the white house or is this just another case of the internet gone wild? This week's episode is Q-Anon.

SOURCES
https://twitter.com/willsommer/status/1037158585862635525?s=21

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/technology/8chan-shooting-manifesto.html
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/07/qanon-isnt-just-conspiracy-theory-its-highly-effective-game/
 
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwepqk/qanon-and-ufo-conspiracies-are-merging
 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/12/qanon-4chan-the-storm-conspiracy-explained.html
 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/trump-calls-military-dinner-calm-before-the-storm.html
 
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1
 
https://imgur.com/TB2Gas3
 
https://imgur.com/1AqeIhH
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/7c31zv/pol_confirms_qanon_is_on_af1_using_flight_times/?utm_term=2514f436-7c95-4084-8ace-6994a3b84eb1&utm_medium=search&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=frontpage&utm_content=3
 
https://archive.is/zw6Sz
 
https://imgur.com/wbhN15x
 
https://imgur.com/a/DTeK7

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/30/qanon-4chan-rightwing-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/31/the-conspiracy-theory-behind-a-curious-roseanne-barr-tweet-explained/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-three-conspiracy-theorists-took-q-sparked-qanon-n900531
 
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/08/failed-prophecies-wont-stop-trumps-true-believers/
 
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/xwnjx4/people-tell-us-how-qanon-destroyed-their-relationships?fbclid=IwAR3ihKJL8XYJcjkUtaV0w_8yEvsmStF3BvLzz6370Xemh8oc9T_JYBfg9Zc

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/gyapg7/what-i-learned-inside-the-lonely-sad-world-of-qanon-facebook-groups

https://mashable.com/article/qanon-conspiracy-baby-boomers-4chan/#MNmHFgrJeiqg

https://youtu.be/7qlJMEUSSWU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2FxeyXw9c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuDmm39p4wk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrfN3v5JL8

https://youtu.be/7qlJMEUSSWU

STORIES REFERENCED IN THE SHOW

AP Twitter Hack Causes Market Crash - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/04/23/syrian-hackers-claim-ap-hack-that-tipped-stock-market-by-136-billion-is-it-terrorism/

Standup Comedian Addresses Weinstein, is Booed
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/opinion/kelly-bachman-comedian-weinstein.html

Recent Raid on Human Trafficking in Dallas
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2019/10/30/vice-raid-on-dallas-design-districts-last-massage-parlor-leads-to-popular-southlake-restaurant/

AOC skewers Zuckerberg
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1187098428737753091?s=21