QAnon

qanon English Etymology From en Q anon. From the United States Department of Energy's Q clearance + en anonymous. Compare en Q QAnon QAnon. Pronunciation en /ˈkjuː əˌnɒn/ RP en /ˈkju əˌnɑn/ GA en /ˈkjʉː ɘˌnɔn/ NZ en ɒn en Q A non Proper noun QAnon en US politics An anonymous poster on the Internet message boards 4chan, 8chan and 8kun, claiming to possess Q clearance, who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory claiming that Donald Trump is working against a cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles comprised of his political opponents. en Q<id:QAnon> en November 18 2017 Amazing Answers RE: Who is QAnon? alt.atheism https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.atheism/A2sjUGCeCAY/LWGjTbHvAQAJ en 29 May 2018 Mike Rothschild Who is Q Anon, the internet’s most mysterious poster? w:The Daily Dot https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/who-is-q-anon/ In October, an anonymous 4chan account began making cryptic posts about earth-changing political and judicial events to come. Ever since then, conspiracy theorists, journalists, and amused observers have speculated about who was behind the account that has come to be known as QAnon. https://web.archive.org/web/20260304104551/https://dailydot.com/layer8/who-is-q-anon 4 March 2026 en 6 August 2018 Joe Berkowitz Who is the mastermind behind QAnon? Twitter has some fun theories w:Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/90214057/who-is-the-mastermind-behind-qanon-twitter-has-some-fun-theories The question “Who is the most hilarious person QAnon could turn out to be?” yielded thousands of responses. Here are the best and most common ones. https://web.archive.org/web/20250722221717/https://www.fastcompany.com/90214057/who-is-the-mastermind-behind-qanon-twitter-has-some-fun-theories 22 July 2025 en 11 November 2018 Michael Barkun Failed Prophecies Won’t Stop Trump’s True Believers w:Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/08/failed-prophecies-wont-stop-trumps-true-believers/ In The mysterious figure called “Q” or “QAnon” first appeared online on Oct. 28, 2017, with a post on the far-right /pol/ message board of 4chan that they had inside information about a secret plot being hatched by the Trump administration. https://web.archive.org/web/20260930012726/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/08/failed-prophecies-wont-stop-trumps-true-believers/ 30 September 2026 en US politics The conspiracy theory originated by this anonymous poster. en The Storm en 31 July 2018 Julia Carrie Wong What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/30/qanon-4chan-rightwing-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump These bizarre results, first spotted by the NBC reporter Ben Collins, are not the result of the latest #MeToo era investigation reporting. Instead, they are the entirely unsubstantiated manifestation of a sprawling rightwing conspiracy theory known as QAnon. Joseph Uscinski, a University of Miami professor who studies conspiracy theories, said by phone that QAnon remains a “fringe” belief held by “a very small number of people”. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013064304/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/30/qanon-4chan-rightwing-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump 13 October 2026 en 2 August 2018 Elizabeth Cassin; Mike Wendling QAnon: What's the truth behind a pro-Trump conspiracy theory? w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45040614 It's nebulous and continuously changing to adapt to current events, but the overarching conspiracy theory has been given a name: "QAnon". The baseless core of the QAnon story is that the Mueller investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia is actually an investigation into global elites, and that the president is masterminding a secret plan to arrest top politicians and Hollywood stars for corruption and child abuse. https://web.archive.org/web/20260705174024/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45040614 5 July 2026 en Reddit bans r/greatawakening, the main subreddit for QAnon conspiracy theorists 12 September 2018 Abby Ohlheiser w:The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/09/12/reddit-bans-r-greatawakening-the-main-subreddit-for-qanon-conspiracy-theorists/ QAnon, whose supporters also call it “The Storm” or “Great Awakening,” is a wide-ranging conspiracy theory that burst into greater visibility this summer, after supporters at a Trump rally wearing Q shirts prompted a rush of national media coverage about it. https://web.archive.org/web/20240720231949/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/09/12/reddit-bans-r-greatawakening-the-main-subreddit-for-qanon-conspiracy-theorists/? 20 July 2024 en 16 April 2019 Nancy L. Rosenblum; Russell Muirhead A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy w:Princeton University Press https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=6nRzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA133 133 (Who Owns Reality?) and 195 (Notes) Like much of the new conspiracism, QAnon began with conspiracy entrepreneurs.11. For instance, on August 3, 2018, the authors consulted the discussion of “clues” by QAnon researchers on the following Reddit.com message board: https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/comments/84sam4/does_anyone_have_the_link_to_the_current_8chan/. en US politics The movement supporting this conspiracy theory. en 2 August 2018 Andrew Griffin What is QAnon? The origins of the bizarre conspiracy theory claiming that Trump-Russia investigation is a hoax to catch pedophiles w:The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/qanon-explained-origins-what-is-it-trump-russia-investigation-paedophilia-pizzagate-a8474561.html If QAnon's claims were true, they would shake the very foundations of global government and explain the confusion of politics in recent years. As it is, they are not true – but their importance could nonetheless be hugely significant. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107070345/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/qanon-explained-origins-what-is-it-trump-russia-investigation-paedophilia-pizzagate-a8474561.html 7 January 2019 en 3 August 2018 Jeff Brady QAnon: The Conspiracy Theorist Group That Appears At Trump Rallies w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635449555/qanon-the-conspiracy-theorist-group-that-appears-at-trump-rallies A group dubbed "QAnon" has emerged at Trump campaign events recently. They follow and try to decipher the online posts of someone named "Q", who traffics in conspiracy theories focused on people in government and media. https://web.archive.org/web/20260702150606/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/03/635449555/qanon-the-conspiracy-theorist-group-that-appears-at-trump-rallies 2 July 2026 en 12 November 2018 Renee Diresta Online Conspiracy Groups are a Lot Like Cults w:Wired https://www.wired.com/story/online-conspiracy-groups-qanon-cults/ "What a movement such as QAnon has going for it, and why it will catch on like wildfire, is that it makes people feel connected to something important that other people don’t yet know about,” says cult expert Rachel Bernstein, who specializes in recovery therapy. "All cults will provide this feeling of being special.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260817213853/https://www.wired.com/story/online-conspiracy-groups-qanon-cults/ 17 August 2026 Derived terms en QAnoner QAnonsense Related terms en Qult Qultist Translations person French: fr QAnon Japanese: ja Qアノン kyū-anon Polish: pl QAnon m conspiracy theory French: fr QAnon Japanese: ja Qアノン kyū-anon Polish: pl QAnon m movement French: fr QAnon Japanese: ja Qアノン kyū-anon Polish: pl QAnon m See also en BlueAnon en GQP en Qaren en Q drop en Qult en Qultist en WWG1WGA en Individuals QAnon