A new conspiracy theory, called “QAnon” is poppi

ng up in growing numbers on websites like 4chan an

d 8chan and at rallies like the on

e President Donald Trump held to stu

mp for Republican candidates in Tampa on Tuesday.

The movement is led by an anon

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ymous user or group of users on several platforms called “Q,” who claims that they are a gover

nment agent with high-level security clearance. Q posts pieces of information that fol

lowers, called “bakers,” then weave into what they think is an understandi

ng of the “storm.” The Washing    m16.wix   ton Post wrote that bakers took the term “storm” from Trump’s reference to “the ca

lm before the storm” last year, to describe what they believe is an inevitable triumph of Trump over Democrats, elites, and saboteurs.

Generally, the movement is pro-Trump and anti-”deep state,” according to The Guardian. The outlet also called it “a volat

ile mix of Pizzagate, InfoWars and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, multiplied by the power of the internet and with an extra bo

ost from a handful of conservative celebrities.”