KINSELLA: Antisemitic Epstein-related conspiracy theories moving into the mainstream
Antisemitic content has exploded online because of the ongoing scandal linked to the sex offender, according to the Anti-Defamation League
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In October 2017, someone calling themselves “Q” posted on the 4chan message board.
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Q, who claimed to be a government official with a top security clearance, wrote that a secretive cabal of powerful pedophiles was trafficking in children. QAnon, as it came to be known, was (and arguably still is) the most influential conspiracy theory in this century. It would go on to acquire millions of members worldwide, spur multiple crimes, and play a considerable role in rightist, populist politics.
Like most conspiracy theories, QAnon was crazy. Its adherents believed that Donald Trump would lead the end-times battle against a coven of Satan-worshipping leftist child molesters.
The reverse actually turned out to be true: Trump himself has been linked to a group of rich and powerful creeps who – while not necessarily leftist or Satan-worshipping – were indeed good friends of deceased child rapist Jeffrey........
