QAnon gains ground ahead of 2020 U.S election
Today on Front Burner, we explain QAnon, a wide-ranging conspiracy theory gaining popularity in the United States by, in part, hijacking the anti-human trafficking movement to attract new members.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump thanked QAnon conspiracy theorists for their support. This follows his move last week to publicly back a QAnon supporter who just won a Republican primary run-off in Georgia. The endorsement drew widespread criticism because QAnon is a baseless conspiracy theory built on an unfounded belief about a deep state group of elites who exploit children and are united against Trump.
Kevin Roose is a tech columnist for the New York Times and host of the podcast Rabbit Hole. Today he explains why QAnon is a dangerous source of misinformation with the makings of a national security threat.