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The growing influence of the QAnon conspiracy theory – podcast

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The Guardian US tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong discusses the rise of QAnon, a wide-ranging and baseless internet conspiracy theory that has been festering on the fringes of rightwing internet communities for years. In recent months its visibility has exploded amid the social unrest and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>