Analysis shows how Trump and Twitter spread QAnon extremism from the US to Europe, and how hard it will be to undo the damage.
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In his January 6 speech in Washington DC, Donald Trump urged his supporters to force their way onto Capitol Hill, is a perfect compendium of his inflammatory populist rhetoric.
Far-right activists are usually characterised as men. But women have always played an important role in these movements.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform's undoing.
The crowds that stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6 were not just engaged in an effort to support Trump. The symbols they carried were of an extreme form of anti-Semitism.
Trump supporters openly discussed forcing Congress and Vice President Pence to overturn the election results.
Far-right Trump supporters are afraid American democracy has been overturned by their left-leaning 'opponents', even as they themselves actively undermine liberal democratic values and institutions.
Conspiracy theories spread online are the backbone of Donald Trump's falsehoods about his loss in the U.S. election. The real world consequences of those conspiracies have now exploded.
The messianic language used in relationship to Donald Trump and QAnon conspiracy theories have their roots in Christian expectations of messianic deliverance.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump have flocked to the far-right social media platform Parler, where hate speech thrives.
A look at the forces at work in the 2020 presidential election in which Donald Trump defied pollsters again even though he lost to Joe Biden.
Computational methods could help identify conspiracy theories as they emerge.
A religion scholar explains how Ronald Reagan invoked religion and shifted the American notion of a good society – a vision that might resonate with the politics of today.
Many people are concerned about far-right extremism. But they may not understand the real threat.
Twitter bots amplify conspiracy theories, including the so-called 'collective delusion' that is QAnon, making them appear more popular and able to reach more real humans.
The QAnon conspiracy movement is the latest in a long line of moral panics that emerge as a response to change. False theories are used to undermine claims to social justice raised by marginalized groups.
As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
Donald Trump said followers of conspiracy theory 'are very much against pedophilia.' What he didn't mention was the demonic imagery and language that peppers QAnon posts.
Facebook and YouTube have brought in measures to stop the spread of dangerous QAnon conspiracies, but members of the Q community have found new ways to promote false theories on social media.
A Facebook ban on QAnon may not be the best way to address the fast-growing far-right conspiracy movement.
Top contributors
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PhD candidate Individualized Program, 2020-2021 Public Scholar, Concordia University
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Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Department of Media & Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Economics and Chair of Behavioural Business Lab, RMIT University
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Lecturer Asian Studies (2004 - 2020), University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Ethics and Head of Department, Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Computer Science; USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Associate Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Research Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Modern European History, Carleton University
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Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Lecturer with School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
