Bibliograph

The storm is upon us, how QAnon became a movement, cult, and conspiracy theory of everything, Mike Rothschild

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The storm is upon us, how QAnon became a movement, cult, and conspiracy theory of everything, Mike Rothschild

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-292) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The storm is upon us

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1256550359

Responsibility statement

Mike Rothschild

Sub title

how QAnon became a movement, cult, and conspiracy theory of everything

Summary

A journalist who specializes in conspiracy theories draws on interviews with QAnon converts and victims, as well as psychologists, sociologists, and academics to explain the origin and growth of the movement, its embrace by right-wing media and politicians, and why it is important to understand it rather than mock it

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the plan to save the world -- Origins. Learn to read the map: the basics of QAnon ; The calm before the storm: how QAnon started ; You have more than you know: QAnon hits the big time ; Boom week coming: the scams and conspiracy theories that begat QAnon ; We are the news now: QAnon has a big 2019 ; God wins: why people believe in QAnon -- Escalation. This is not a game: the many crimes of QAnon followers ; Save the children: QAnon transforms in 2020 with the pandemic ; Memes at the ready: the war between QAnon and social media ; Change of batter coming? QAnon and the 2020 election -- Fallout. The only cult that teaches you to think for yourself: what experts think QAnon is (and is not) ; Mathematically impossible: debunking QAnon and its prophecies ; Where we go one: how to help people who want to get out of Q -- Epilogue: friends and happy memories -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: glossary of QAnon terms

Target audience

adult

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How QAnon became a movement, cult, and conspiracy theory of everything

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