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Former President Donald Trump did not declare martial law in his final minutes in office; nor did he reveal a secret plan to remain in power forever. President Biden and Nancy Pelosi were not sent to Guantanamo Bay. The military did not rise up and arrest Democratic leaders en masse.
Instead, Biden took the oath of office and became the 46th president on Wednesday.
For some supporters of QAnon this was an earth-shattering turn of events. Or rather, non-events.
QAnon is less a baseless conspiracy theory than an umbrella of many baseless conspiracy theories, but it centers on a belief that there is a shadowy cabal of pedophilic, satanic world leaders. For years, a mysterious figure called Q has issued promises that this cabal is on the verge of being exposed and defeated by Donald Trump.
The baseless, often bizarre claims have gained a shocking amount of traction with the public. A recent NPR/Ipsos poll found 17% of Americans believe that a group of Satan-worshipping, child-enslaving elites are trying to control the world, and another 37% aren't sure about the false allegation. And two women who have expressed some support for QAnon, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are now sitting members of Congress.
Former President Donald Trump did not declare martial law in his final minutes in office; nor did he reveal a secret plan to remain in power forever. President Biden and Nancy Pelosi were not sent to Guantanamo Bay. The military did not rise up and arrest Democratic leaders en masse.
Instead, Biden took the oath of office and became the 46th president on Wednesday.
For some supporters of QAnon this was an earth-shattering turn of events. Or rather, non-events.
QAnon is less a baseless conspiracy theory than an umbrella of many baseless conspiracy theories, but it centers on a belief that there is a shadowy cabal of pedophilic, satanic world leaders. For years, a mysterious figure called Q has issued promises that this cabal is on the verge of being exposed and defeated by Donald Trump.
The baseless, often bizarre claims have gained a shocking amount of traction with the public. A recent NPR/Ipsos poll found 17% of Americans believe that a group of Satan-worshipping, child-enslaving elites are trying to control the world, and another 37% aren't sure about the false allegation. And two women who have expressed some support for QAnon, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are now sitting members of Congress.
