The QAnon Conspiracy
QAnon is a conspiracy theory born in the underbelly of the internet.\xa0 While easy to disprove, these cryptic ideas captured the minds of many people and (in part) paved the way to the 2021 storming of the US Capital.
This is a contemporary conspiracy which came into existence and grew in a very digital way.\xa0 This makes it possible for researchers to study this phenomenon in a way not accessible in previous conspiracy theories of similar popularity.
This episode is not so much a debunking of this debunked theory, but rather an exploration of the metadata and origins of this conspiracy.
This episode is also the first in our\xa02021 Pilot Season in which we are going to test out a few formats for Data Skeptic to see what our next season should be.\xa0 This is the first installment.\xa0 In a few weeks, we're going to ask everyone to vote for their favorite theme for our next season.
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