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Robert M. Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull

QAnon is spreading outside the US – a conspiracy theory expert explains what that could mean

A QAnon supporter stands outside the White House. Orlowski Designs LLC/Shutterstock

The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or why an estimated 22% of Americans accept one of its core beliefs: that some kind of political “storm” is coming and that violence could be necessary to achieve it.

In the US, Georgia politician Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), previously a fan of QAnon, has just been appointed to the influential House of Representatives’ homeland security committee.

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