28-01-2021, 03:28 PM
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The latest silly conspiracy theory
Social media users have been sharing posts that make various claims related to the QAnon conspiracy theory:- Martial Law and the Insurrection Act have been invoked; - power has been transferred from outgoing President Trump to the military, not President Joe Biden;
- there have been mass arrests;
- Biden is not President;
- Trump will come back to power on March 4th.
Of course there is no evidence to support any of these silly claims, linked to the widely debunked QAnon conspiracy theory.
The “Q” posts, which started in 2017 on the message board 4chan, are now posted on 8kun, a rebranded version of the shuttered web board 8chan. QAnon has been amplified on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the video streaming service of Google.
Media investigations have shown that social media recommendation algorithms can drive people who show an interest in conspiracy theories toward more material.
A report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that the number of users engaging in discussion of QAnon on Twitter and Facebook have surged this in 2020, with membership of QAnon groups on Facebook growing by 120% in March.
When a large, makeshift medical facility was set up near New York’s Central Park in April 2020, most Americans accepted it at face value: a treatment center for COVID-19 patients. Where some saw health care, though, others saw conspiracy. According to one group of right-wingers, the large white tents weren’t a medical facility at all, but rather a clever cover for a heroic mission: Trump’s administration was planning to rescue the “mole children.”
Just hours after the white tents appeared, followers of the conspiracy theory known as QAnon concocted this elaborate story: in a network of underground tunnels beneath Central Park, children had been bred and raised for sexual slavery.
These “mole children” were raised underground, kept in cages, destined to feed the dark desires of an elite society of devil worshippers.
The Trump administration was fighting back, however: the president had given orders for military special forces to storm the tunnels and liberate the children.
The world has been controlled by a secret society of Satanists who kidnap and traffic children.
These Satanists are all on the progressive side of politics: Democratic politicians, Hollywood liberals, and billionaires such as George Soros and Bill Gates.
Global elites are kidnapping thousands of children every year, they say.
These children are victims of sex trafficking, and maybe cannibalism as well—the elites consume the children’s flesh, or harvest chemicals from their blood to extend their own lifespan.
Trump was recruited by top military brass to fight back against this conspiracy by running for president.
QAnon followers believe that the Trump administration will soon bring about “The Storm”: the US military will conduct mass arrests and executions of these Satanic liberals.
This will usher in a period of martial law in the US, which—within the blood-soaked mythology of QAnon—is considered a happy ending.
How stupid can people be?
Thousands of Americans, perhaps millions, take this macabre and fanciful story as gospel truth.
The idea of a secret, global elite that abducts and murders “our children” is centuries old.
The blood libel myth was a key component of anti-Semitism from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Jewish people were accused of kidnapping Christian children, using their blood to make unleavened matzah bread, consuming human flesh during their synagogue rituals.
So were witches, by the way.
But I guess all non-christians are supposed to be Satanists.
Karen Douglas, a professor at the University of Kent, has studied conspiracy theories for years. Douglas found that people who believed in one conspiracy theory were more likely to believe other theories—even when they contradicted the first theory.
Wake up, people!
By the way, I prefer a bit of sweet-sour chili sauce with a serving of 2-years old childrens ears. Makes the tender flavour come out better.
28-01-2021, 03:55 PM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by Annette
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So were witches, by the way.But I guess all non-christians are supposed to be Satanists.
As an atheist, I keep out of all of these religious wars! Leave them to it.
28-01-2021, 04:20 PM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by Annette
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Social media users have been sharing posts that make various claims related to the QAnon conspiracy theory:- Martial Law and the Insurrection Act have been invoked; - power has been transferred from outgoing President Trump to the military, not President Joe Biden;
- there have been mass arrests;
- Biden is not President;
- Trump will come back to power on March 4th.
Of course there is no evidence to support any of these silly claims, linked to the widely debunked QAnon conspiracy theory.
The “Q” posts, which started in 2017 on the message board 4chan, are now posted on 8kun, a rebranded version of the shuttered web board 8chan. QAnon has been amplified on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the video streaming service of Google.
Media investigations have shown that social media recommendation algorithms can drive people who show an interest in conspiracy theories toward more material.
A report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that the number of users engaging in discussion of QAnon on Twitter and Facebook have surged this in 2020, with membership of QAnon groups on Facebook growing by 120% in March.
When a large, makeshift medical facility was set up near New York’s Central Park in April 2020, most Americans accepted it at face value: a treatment center for COVID-19 patients. Where some saw health care, though, others saw conspiracy. According to one group of right-wingers, the large white tents weren’t a medical facility at all, but rather a clever cover for a heroic mission: Trump’s administration was planning to rescue the “mole children.”
Just hours after the white tents appeared, followers of the conspiracy theory known as QAnon concocted this elaborate story: in a network of underground tunnels beneath Central Park, children had been bred and raised for sexual slavery.
These “mole children” were raised underground, kept in cages, destined to feed the dark desires of an elite society of devil worshippers.
The Trump administration was fighting back, however: the president had given orders for military special forces to storm the tunnels and liberate the children.
The world has been controlled by a secret society of Satanists who kidnap and traffic children.
These Satanists are all on the progressive side of politics: Democratic politicians, Hollywood liberals, and billionaires such as George Soros and Bill Gates.
Global elites are kidnapping thousands of children every year, they say.
These children are victims of sex trafficking, and maybe cannibalism as well—the elites consume the children’s flesh, or harvest chemicals from their blood to extend their own lifespan.
Trump was recruited by top military brass to fight back against this conspiracy by running for president.
QAnon followers believe that the Trump administration will soon bring about “The Storm”: the US military will conduct mass arrests and executions of these Satanic liberals.
This will usher in a period of martial law in the US, which—within the blood-soaked mythology of QAnon—is considered a happy ending.
How stupid can people be?
Thousands of Americans, perhaps millions, take this macabre and fanciful story as gospel truth.
The idea of a secret, global elite that abducts and murders “our children” is centuries old.
The blood libel myth was a key component of anti-Semitism from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Jewish people were accused of kidnapping Christian children, using their blood to make unleavened matzah bread, consuming human flesh during their synagogue rituals.
So were witches, by the way.
But I guess all non-christians are supposed to be Satanists.
Karen Douglas, a professor at the University of Kent, has studied conspiracy theories for years. Douglas found that people who believed in one conspiracy theory were more likely to believe other theories—even when they contradicted the first theory.
Wake up, people!
By the way, I prefer a bit of sweet-sour chili sauce with a serving of 2-years old childrens ears. Makes the tender flavour come out better.
They are all nutters aren't they.
In my spare time, me and some friends go around Facebook reporting anti-vaxxers and covid denier nutters. Some of the things the post are just dangerous.
One guy posted (he has many followers) that the Covid vaccine contains nano-pods that are developed by Bill Gates as part of the 2030 project to control the people. In February the governments are going to take everyones money and people will be living on some weird crypto currency.
There are also many reports by people that the Clintons are involved in a huge paedophile ring and steal children who are used by the elite. Children have a special chemical in their nose and this keeps adults young so these children are harvested and murdered for this chemical..
etc.
Its really crazy what some people actually believe. I also know someone who cashed in his pension and blew £000s because his conspiracy theory mate convinced him the government will take his money and his house in February as part of the "big reset".
Its truly bonkers.
28-01-2021, 04:42 PM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by Bread
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They are all nutters aren't they.In my spare time, me and some friends go around Facebook reporting anti-vaxxers and covid denier nutters. Some of the things the post are just dangerous.
One guy posted (he has many followers) that the Covid vaccine contains nano-pods that are developed by Bill Gates as part of the 2030 project to control the people. In February the governments are going to take everyones money and people will be living on some weird crypto currency.
There are also many reports by people that the Clintons are involved in a huge paedophile ring and steal children who are used by the elite. Children have a special chemical in their nose and this keeps adults young so these children are harvested and murdered for this chemical..
etc.
Its really crazy what some people actually believe. I also know someone who cashed in his pension and blew £000s because his conspiracy theory mate convinced him the government will take his money and his house in February as part of the "big reset".
Its truly bonkers.
It often makes me wonder how people like that manage to survive beyond childhood!
29-01-2021, 12:27 PM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by Bread
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Yeah its pretty weird.
29-01-2021, 08:11 PM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by Annette
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Indeed, Todger, look at the female Qanon-follower who is made a member of congress for the republicans.
02-02-2021, 09:39 AM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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There's very good money to be made creating a conspiracy movement - and writing a book and otherwise capitalising it. Look at David Icke for example.
Yeah we call it the new evangelists
Latest is that when you on a ventilator you are given a xenon gas that ends up killing you.
They are all nutters.
02-02-2021, 09:54 AM
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Re: The latest silly conspiracy theory
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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There's very good money to be made creating a conspiracy movement - and writing a book and otherwise capitalising it. Look at David Icke for example.
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