QAnon's growing popularity shows how social media can accelerate the spread of such theories and misinformation
By Deepa Seetharaman Close Deepa Seetharaman Aug. 13, 2020 9:10 pm ET Groups espousing conspiracy theories associated with the group QAnon have exploded in popularity on Facebook Inc. FB 0.54% and its Instagram unit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis finds, a sign that the far-right network is gaining traction on mainstream social media.
QAnon stems from a conspiracy theory started by a person who claimed to be a highly placed government official dubbed Q, who first emerged in the fall of 2017 on the fringe site 4chan. According to Q, a powerful group of child traffickers control the world and is undermining President Trump with the help of other elites and mainstream news outlets. Believers regard Mr. Trump as a messianic figure fighting against these dark forces.
Posts using the hashtag #wwg1wga, short for “where we go one, we go all,” a common refrain of the QAnon movement, have climbed on Facebook and Instagram since March, Storyful found. Several Instagram accounts of QAnon supporters post frequently about child sex trafficking, calling attention to the need for children to be protected. This month some QAnon posts using the #SaveTheChildren hashtag, usually identified with the Save the Children charity, attracted thousands of likes, helping push these QAnon accounts into more users’ feeds, some unwittingly.
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