As of late 2019, most YouTube videos mentioning ‘QAnon’ were created by a small portion of news channels studied

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November 13, 2020

5 facts about the QAnon conspiracy theories

As of late 2019, most YouTube videos mentioning ‘QAnon’ were created by a small portion of news channels studied

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As of late 2019, most YouTube videos mentioning ‘QAnon’ were created by a small portion of news channels studied

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5 facts about the QAnon conspiracy theories
Most describe QAnon as a ‘conspiracy’ or ‘group’ while some mention ‘right-leaning’ or ‘child trafficking’
A majority of Americans who have heard of the QAnon conspiracy theories say QAnon is bad for the country
Those with high political knowledge are far more likely than others to have heard of QAnon conspiracy theories
About half of Americans say they’ve heard about QAnon conspiracy theories

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