In October 2017, someone calling themselves “Q” posted on the 4chan message board. Q, who claimed to be a government official with a top security clearance, wrote that a secretive cabal of powerful pedophiles were trafficking in children.  QAnon, as it came to be known, was (and arguably still is) the most influential conspiracy theory in this Century. It would go on to acquire millions of members worldwide, spur multiple crimes, and play a considerable role in Rightist, popu