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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Belief in QAnon has strengthened in US since Trump was voted out, study finds

Supporters of Donald Trump wearing QAnon t-shirts wait in line before a campaign rally.
Supporters of Donald Trump wearing QAnon t-shirts wait in line before a campaign rally. Photograph: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

The QAnon conspiracy myth movement continues to thrive in the US and has even strengthened more than a year after Donald Trump left the White House, according to the largest ever study of its followers.

Some 22% of Americans believe that a “storm” is coming, 18% think violence might be necessary to save the country and 16% hold that the government, media and financial worlds are controlled by Satan-worshipping pedophiles, according to four surveys carried out last year by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) think tank.

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