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October 7, 2020

Federal agent charged with making QAnon conspiracy-related threats against superior

An officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection was charged in federal court in New Jersey last week after allegedly threatening the life of his superior, while also appearing to voice beliefs aligned with the QAnon conspiracy theory, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.

October 1, 2020

'Anti-government' mom from Utah allegedly kidnapped son before going off the grid: police

A Utah woman, who police suspect is a believer of the QAnon conspiracy theory, is accused of kidnapping her 6-year-old son during a supervised visit over the weekend and fleeing the state.

August 23, 2020

Dem senator calls on Trump to denounce QAnon conspiracy theory

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Sunday called on President Trump to disavow the far-right conspiracy movement QAnon – just days after the president said supporters of movement “love our country.”

August 21, 2020

House GOP leader McCarthy disavows QAnon, calls on Dems to speak out against anti-Semitism

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told "Fox News @ Night" Thursday there is no room for QAnon in the GOP, challenging his Democratic colleagues to disavow things that are "unAmerican" and "wrong," including anti-Semitism.

August 20, 2020

McEnany says Trump does not support QAnon following president's first comment about conspiracy group

President Trump was talking about his supporters when he was asked bout the far-right conspiracy movement QAnon, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told "America's Newsroom" Thursday.

August 19, 2020

Karl Rove condemns QAnon as 'a group of nuts and kooks,' says Trump 'ought to disavow them'

President Trump should disavow QAnon conspiracy theorists, Fox News contributor Karl Rove stated bluntly on "Special Report" Wednesday. 

August 19, 2020

Trump addresses QAnon conspiracy theory for the first time: 'I heard that these are people that love our country'

President Trump commented for the first time publicly on the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon – saying that followers of the convoluted movement “love our country.”

June 15, 2020

QAnon conspiracy theory enters politics: What to know

Daily Beast tech reporter Will Sommer talks to Fox News about Q and the QAnon conspiracy theory. Learn about what it is and why it has been moving from the fringes of the internet into mainstream politics, and why that could be dangerous for everyone.

June 11, 2020

College campuses under scrutiny over possible Antifa links

The organized nature of the recent riots has raised questions over the coordinated nature of the calamity across the country, with President Trump and Attorney General William Barr pointing fingers at the shadowy outfit known as Antifa and to what extent universities play a part in recruiting, urging or merely turning a blind eye to their presence on campus.

April 30, 2020

Schiff demands Google, YouTube, Twitter alert users to coronavirus misinformation to prevent spread

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sent a letter to the leaders of several tech companies Wednesday urging them to help combat the spread of misinformation in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.