The FBI fears that militant supporters of QAnon will resort to attacks because the predictions sent to them by the secret leader “Q”, who according to the conspirators, is supposed to have access to secret government documents, have not been fulfilled.
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According to the FBI, the fact that the predictions did not come true does not mean that the movement has lost its strength. On the contrary. According to investigators, fans of conspiracy theory are now even more convinced that they must take the reins.
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According to the FBI, QAnon followers could try to attack “members of the alleged secret society, which they consider democrats and other political opposition.” About them, conspiracy theories claim without any evidence that they are satanic pedophiles trafficking in children.
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Some participants in the violent anti-Trump mob, which broke into the Capitol building on January 6 in an effort to reverse the results of the democratic presidential election, also had ties to QAnon. The FBI has arrested more than 20 self-proclaimed supporters of conspiracy theories.
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Originally bizarre Internet entertainment has become a mainstream political issue in recent years, mainly under the influence of former President Donald Trump’s government.
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Last year, for example, Republican Marjorie Taylor Green came to the House of Representatives, who, in addition to QAnon, also believes in other repeatedly refuted conspiracy theories.
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