Ep 131 A Q&A on QAnon

In just a few years the QAnon movement has gone from a fringe online conspiracy theory to a movement that is now present in up to 54 countries worldwide. Given its links to several attempted attacks, there is growing concern that QAnon may be inspiring some individuals to mobilize to violence. But is QAnon really a national security threat? If so, what should be done about it? To find out more, Jessica Davis sits down with Amarnath Amarsingam and Marc-André Argentino to discuss their recent CTC Sentinel Paper , “The QAnon Conspiracy Theory: A Security Threat in the Making?” They discuss who is in QAnon, its rapid spread, why it is different from previous popular conspiracy theories and how authorities should handle a growing phenomenon that does not fit our conventional understandings of political extremism.