This is what QAnon does, and why there is a crackdown on its conspiracy theory

A supporter of US president Donald Trump wears a QAnon shirt after participating in a caravan convoy circuit in Adairsville, Georgia, US, on September 5, 2020. File photo:REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

QAnon, which borrows some elements from the bogus “pizzagate” theory about a paedophile ring run out of a Washington, DC restaurant, has become a “big tent” conspiracy theory encompassing misinformation about topics ranging from alien landings to vaccine safety.How has it spread online? Researchers say Russian government-supported organisations are playing a small but increasing role in amplifying the conspiracy theories.

Earlier in October, Facebook stepped up its earlier actions against QAnon by saying it would remove any Facebook pages, groups and Instagram accounts “representing” QAnon. It had previously announced a ban on ads that praised or represented militarised social movements and QAnon. A spokesperson for the short-form video app TikTok said QAnon content “frequently contains disinformation and hate speech” and that it has blocked dozens of QAnon hashtags.

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