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Capitol Police Plan for Possible Plot to Breach Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police has alerted state and local law enforcement agencies of a “possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group” on Thursday.
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When Family and Friends Fall Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole, Can They Be Rescued?
As QAnon and other conspiracy theories spread online, more people are losing friends and family to these cult-like networks of misinformation. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway talked to people who have lost loved ones to conspiracies, and to experts like Mick West, author of “Escaping the Rabbit Hole” about how people get caught in this web — and whether it’s possible...
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A Reporter Spent Weeks Inside a QAnon Chat Room — Here Is What He Learned
The bizarre theories of the fringe conspiracy group QAnon have become so pervasive on social media that they’ve reached many of our neighbors, friends and family members. Stuart Thompson, a reporter and editor for The New York Times, spent three weeks inside a QAnon chat room to learn more about what draws people into its web. He joined LX News...
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Hawaii GOP Official Resigns After Posting Pro-QAnon Tweets
A high-ranking official with the Hawaii Republican Party has resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account.
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Inauguration Sows Doubt Among QAnon Conspiracy Theorists
President Joe Biden’s inauguration has sown a mixture of anger, confusion and disappointment among believers in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory.
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Feds Back Away From Claim of Assassination Plot at Capitol
Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”
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QAnon Falsehoods Move to Text Message Chains
As social networks and app stores crack down on disinformation purveyors and calls for violence, sensational, QAnon-based lies have found a new way to go viral: forwarded text messages. It’s not clear just how many people have sent or received the texts, as person-to-person messaging services are difficult for researchers to track. NBC News received numerous tips and screenshots...
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No Surprise: Trump Left Many Clues He Wouldn't Go Quietly
President Donald Trump has never been one to acknowledge he’s lost. By his own words, he hates losing. The storming of the Capitol by his partisans this week was the culmination of months of denials that he was beaten in the election — and his lifetime aversion to acknowledging defeat.
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No, Antifa Was Not Behind the Riots at the U.S. Capitol
After Wednesday’s deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, false rumors have spread among right wing commentators online that Antifa activists were to blame rather than supporters of President Trump. PolitiFact’s Daniel Funke joined NBCLX to fact-check this claim he rated as “pants on fire,” and other misleading news following the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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QAnon, Racist Brand Names and Other Things We'd Like to Leave Behind in 2020
As we turn the page on 2020 here are a few of the topics we covered that we hope don’t follow us into the new year.
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2 Virginia Men Arrested With Guns Near Vote Count in Philly
One of the men had a gun permit for Virginia, which is not valid in Pennsylvania. The other man had no permit at all, authorities said. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports.
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Two Arrested Amid Probe Into Philly Vote Counting Center Threat
Police arrested two men in Center City Philadelphia late Thursday after receiving a tip that they were making threats against the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the city’s mail-in ballots were still being counted.
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QAnon Supporter Wins Georgia U.S. House Race
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has expressed racist views and support of QAnon conspiracy theories, won a U.S. House seat Tuesday.
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Georgia Republican Who Supports QAnon Wins US House Seat
A Republican congressional candidate who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia
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Why the Addition of QAnon Believers to Congress Should Terrify Us All
Conspiracy theorists in Congress? It’s all but certain in 2020, and that has sparked concern among federal law enforcement. At least two dozen candidates who’ve embraced QAnon made the ballot in Congressional races from New York to Florida, Georgia, and California, according to the liberal watchdog group Media Matters. The candidate who’s gotten the most attention in that regard...
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Three Tips for Talking to Believers in QAnon Conspiracies
QAnon followers believe they’ve been enlightened and it’s their job to enlighten you, much like a religious cult.
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QAnon: How the Conspiracy Theories Are Spread, and How to Talk to Believers
Studies suggest tens of millions of Americans now believe QAnon conspiracies, including unfounded claims about satanic, cannibalistic, child-exploiting cabals. And it’s creating dangerous situations for first responders and victims of actual crime. But Noah Pransky explains why logic isn’t the right strategy for talking to someone who starts believing irrational conspiracies.
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QAnon Supporters Behind Canceled Fundraiser Give Trump $1M
President Donald Trump recently accepted $1 million from a couple whose vocal support for the QAnon conspiracy theory led to the cancellation of a fundraiser they were supposed to host for Vice President Mike Pence last month
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How QAnon Draws People Into Its Web of Conspiracy Theories
QAnon seems to be everywhere: its conspiracy theories are spreading on social media, its supporters are visible at Trump rallies, and, increasingly, its talking points are even getting repeated by politicians and people in government. Joan Donovan of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy explains how QAnon draws people into its web.
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Facebook Bans QAnon Across Its Platforms
Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history. Facebook said the change is an update on the policy it created in August that initially only removed QAnon accounts that discussed violence,…