[[Lêer:QAnon.svg|150px|duimnael|regs|'n Logo wat gereeld deur volgelinge van QAnon]]
[[Lêer:Pence posing with QAnon police crop.jpg|200px|duimnael|regs|Visepresident Mike Pence poseer saam met lede van die SWAT-span van Broward County, Florida, waarvan een 'n lap dra van die "QAnon" verregse samesweringsbeweging.]]
'''QAnon''' (/ ˌkjuːəˈnɒn /) is 'n weerlê en gediskrediteerde verregse samesweringsteorie wat beweer dat 'n geheime kabaal van Satanaanbiddende, kannibalistiese<ref>{{en}} Colby Itkowitz, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lori Rozsa and Rachael Bade (20 Augustus 2020). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-praises-baseless-qanon-conspiracy-theory-says-he-appreciates-support-of-its-followers/2020/08/19/e50f8d46-e25e-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html Trump praises baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, says he appreciates support of its followers.] ''The Washington Post.''</ref><ref>{{en}} Associated Press (9 Februarie 2020). [https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/qanon-supporters-sharing-deep-state-satanic-sex-trafficking-ring-cannibalism-theories-at-trump-rallies QAnon supporters sharing 'deep state' satanic sex trafficking ring/cannibalism theories at Trump rallies.] ''Fox.''</ref><ref> {{en}} Vox Staff. [https://www.vox.com/2020/10/9/21504910/qanon-conspiracy-theory-facebook-ban-trump QAnon: The conspiracy theory embraced by Trump, several politicians, and some American moms.] ''Vox.''</ref> pedofiele 'n wêreldwye kinderseks handel ringhandelsring lei en teen die voormalige president van die Verenigde State, [[Donald Trump]], geplot het terwyl hy nog in die amp was.<ref name=":16"> {{en}} {{cite web|last=Roose|first=Kevin|date=28 Augustus 2020|title=What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-qanon.html|access-date=4 Oktober 2020|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Volgens Amerikaanse aanklaers, word QAnon oor die algemeen as 'n kultus beskryf..<ref>{{en}} {{cite news |last1=Polantz |first1=Katelyn |title=US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to 'capture and assassinate' officials |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/capitol-capture-assassinate-elected-officials/index.html |access-date=16 Januarie 2021 |work=CNN |date=15 Januarie 2021|quote=Prosecutors accuse Chansley of being a flight risk who can quickly raise money through non-traditional means as "one of the leaders and mascots of QAnon, a group commonly referred to as a cult (which preaches debunked and fictitious anti-government conspiracy theory)."}}</ref>
QAnon beweer dat Trump 'n dag van afrekening, bekend as die 'Storm', beplan het, waar duisende lede van die kabalkabaal in hegtenis geneem sou word.<ref>{{en}}{{Cite news |last1=Spring |first1=Marianna |last2=Wendling |first2=Mike |date=2020-09-03 |title=The link between Covid-19 myths and QAnon |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-53997203 |access-date=2020-09-03}}</ref> Ondersteuners van QAnon het baie liberale Hollywood-akteurs, demokratiese politici en hooggeplaaste regeringsamptenare daarvan beskuldig dat hulle lede van die kabaal is.<ref name="TBD20180919">{{cite web |last=Sommer |first=Will |date=7 Julie 2018 |title=What Is QAnon? The Craziest Theory of the Trump Era, Explained |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-is-qanon-the-craziest-theory-of-the-trump-era-explained |access-date=2 Oktober 2020 |website=The Daily Beast}}</ref> Hulle het ook beweer dat Trump 'n sameswering met die Russe bedink het om [[Robert Mueller]] te werf om saam met hom die sekshandel te ontbloot en 'n staatsgreep deur [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]] en [[George Soros]] te voorkom.<ref name=":4">{{en}} {{cite web |last=Laviola |first=Erin |date=1 Augustus 2018 |title=QAnon Conspiracy: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/qanon-conspiracy-trump/ |website=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]]}}</ref><ref name="WaPo20180801">{{cite news |last=Stanley-Becker |first=Isaac |date=1 Augustus 2018 |title='We are Q': A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump's 'MAGA' tour |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/01/we-are-q-a-deranged-conspiracy-cult-leaps-from-the-internet-to-the-crowd-at-trumps-maga-tour/ |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>
Opdaterings van Q het dramaties afgeneem op sosiale media sedert Donald Trump die [[Amerikaanse presidentsverkiesing 2020|2020-verkiesing]] aan [[Joe Biden]] verloor het.
Nadat Trump die [[Amerikaanse presidentsverkiesing 2020|2020-verkiesing]] aan [[Joe Biden]] verloor het, het opdaterings van Q dramaties afgeneem. QAnon-oortuigings het deel geword van die pogings om die verkiesingsuitslae omver te werp, wat uitgeloop het op die [[Bestorming van die Verenigde State Capitol in 2021|bestorming van die Amerikaanse Capitol]], wat gelei het tot 'n verdere onderdrukking van QAnon-verwante inhoud op sosiale media.<ref>{{en}}{{Cite web|first1=Rob |last1=Kuznia |first2=Curt |last2=Devine |first3=Drew |last3=Griffin|title=How QAnon's lies are hijacking the national conversation|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/15/us/qanon-trump-twitter-invs/index.html|access-date=2021-01-13|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman killed in Capitol was Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy theories|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-capitol-was-trump-supporter-who-embraced-conspiracy-theories-n1253285|access-date=2021-01-13|website=NBC News|language=en|first1=Brandy |last1=Zadrozny |first2=Mosheh |last2=Gains}}</ref><ref>{{en}} {{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after US Capitol riot|url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-blocks-70k-qanon-accounts-171a5c9062be1c293169d764d3d0d9c8|access-date=2021-01-13|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/technology/qanon-meme-queen.html|title=A QAnon ‘Digital Soldier’ Marches On, Undeterred by Theory’s Unraveling|first=Kevin|last=Roose|date=17 Januarie 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>▼
▲Nadat Trump die [[Amerikaanse presidentsverkiesing 2020|2020-verkiesing]] aan [[Joe Biden]] verloor het, het opdaterings van Q dramaties afgeneem. QAnon-oortuigings het deel geword van die pogings om die verkiesingsuitslae omver te werp, wat uitgeloop het op die [[Bestorming van die Verenigde State Capitol in 2021|bestorming van die Amerikaanse Capitol]], wat gelei het tot 'n verdere onderdrukking van QAnon-verwante inhoud op sosiale media.<ref>{{en}}{{Cite web|first1=Rob |last1=Kuznia |first2=Curt |last2=Devine |first3=Drew |last3=Griffin|title=How QAnon's lies are hijacking the national conversation|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/15/us/qanon-trump-twitter-invs/index.html|access-date=2021-01-13|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman killed in Capitol was Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy theories|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-capitol-was-trump-supporter-who-embraced-conspiracy-theories-n1253285|access-date=2021-01-13|website=NBC News|language=en|first1=Brandy |last1=Zadrozny |first2=Mosheh |last2=Gains}}</ref><ref>{{en}} {{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after US Capitol riot|url=https://apnews.com/article/twitter-blocks-70k-qanon-accounts-171a5c9062be1c293169d764d3d0d9c8|access-date=2021-01-13|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/technology/qanon-meme-queen.html|title=A QAnon ‘Digital Soldier’ Marches On, Undeterred by Theory’s Unraveling|first=Kevin|last=Roose|date=17 Januarie 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
