QAnon conspiracy theory has taken a 'religious tone' says sociologist
Edwin Hodge says that QAnon taps in our need for order in a chaotic time.
CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 9:13 PM ET | Last Updated: October 30
QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory, has been spreading north and south of the U.S border, and as it grows, some researchers are saying it's starting to evolve into something like a religion.
Followers piece together cryptic messages from an anonymous figure named Q, who claims to be able to predict future events. Members of the movement say that these "Q-drops" point to a secret child-trafficking ring run by political rivals to Donald Trump and is hidden by the media.
For those deep in the movement, these drops can become a fixation.
NBC journalist Brandy Zadrozny said that she realized the movement had become a kind of religion in 2018, after a QAnon follower fashioned a "bible" out of Q-drops.
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