David Gilbert’s basic (and bleak) report on how the QAnon conspiracy framework is tearing apart American families: “There is no such thing as a typical Q follower.”
Christian evangelicals seem to be the main route to the QAnon faith. Many people interviewed by VICE News reported that their family members’ beliefs in conspiracy theories are closely integrated with their beliefs. Most of the QAnon believers we talked about are in their 50s, 60s or 70s. The vast majority are white, and more than half of them do not consider themselves to be supporters of QAnon-even if they verbally complain about the conspiracy theories advocated by QAnon. The pandemic has clearly played an important role in intensifying many people, especially the elderly who have found themselves isolated from the world without any real personal contact due to the blockade. Although most people come to QAnon from right-wing political views, a considerable number of people have become radicalized through online health and spiritual communities.
