How One QAnon Believer Escaped The ‘Grand Unified Theory Of All Conspiracy Theories’

For nearly two years, a Redditor named Jitarth Jadeja got deep into QAnon, the Far Right conspiracy theory founded on the idea that President Trump is secretly waging war against a satanic cabal of pedophiles who control the world. “I was kind of an addict… All I could talk about was Q,” Jitarth says. But then, all of a sudden, something snapped him out of it. “That was the moment that I realized it was all garbage.”

In this episode, we trace Jitarth’s journey into and, ultimately, out of, QAnon.

Background:

QAnon is an online conspiracy theory born in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Since then, it has grown in influence and keeps creeping further into mainstream consciousness. It’s come up in recent White House press briefings and there are current congressional candidates promoting QAnon messages. There have also been murders, armed stand-offs, and kidnappings motivated by the conspiracy.

Thanks to Redditor rucu52 for this week's featured art, "Down the Rabbit Hole." 

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