QAnon

How fake news website ‘De Nieuwe Media’ uses journalistic terminology

Paper

Ruben den Boer

06/04/2022

10 minutes to read

The content on fake news websites might not be considered journalistic, these websites do use journalistic terminology. To understand how, we analyze the website of De Nieuwe Media.

QAnon and how they remain visible in the hybrid media system

Article

Sophie Mols

15/01/2022

11 minutes to read

QAnon keeps succeeding in spreading its messages despite the efforts of social media to censor them. This article explores how the tactics they use, real-world events, and the current media landscape influence this.

QAnon members along with Trump supporters

QAnon: The political capital of a conspiracy theory

Article

Lora Ditchev

15/01/2021

16 minutes to read

This article examines how QAnon became an umbrella for a variety of far-right conspiracy theories, and in unifying these ideas produced real political turmoil.

What is QAnon

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QAnon is a pro-Trump conspiracy group born out of the recesses of imageboard website 4chan. It has a thriving online following and its main mission is to expose prominent left-wing political figures for being members of a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles

QArmy vs. QAnon Debunkers: The role of confirmation bias

Paper

Federica Morgandi

23/03/2020

12 minutes to read

QAnon is an American conspiracy theory associated with Trump supporters and right-wing politics. How can one article - which seeks to explain what QAnon is - influence debunkers and believers of the theory?

QAnon: a wild conspiracy theory with Donald Trump’s support?

Paper

Idhuna Pastoor

29/01/2020

23 minutes to read

The pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon has been infiltrating mainstream media at a fast pace. While the president has never publicly stated his support for the theory, many clues suggest that his stance towards its supporters is not unfavorable.

QAnon: The alt-right war machine and social media mobilization

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Daniel Obubo

10/01/2020

12 minutes to read

QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory about an on-going war between President Donald Trump and the "deep state". This article examines how QAnon followers use social media to their benefit by inviting skeptics to read between the lines.