How QAnon Destroys American Families

Q hasn’t posted anything since 2022. But a staggering number of Americans still buy into QAnon, the conspiracy movement steeped in claims that Satan-worshiping pedophiles run the US government. Today on the show, journalist and author Jesselyn Cook on QAnon’s lasting political ramifications and the relationships it destroys.Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Jesselyn Cook is @JessReports. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter hereMentioned this week:The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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Q hasn’t posted anything since 2022. But a staggering number of Americans still buy into QAnon, the conspiracy movement steeped in claims that Satan-worshiping pedophiles run the US government. Today on the show, journalist and author Jesselyn Cook on QAnon’s lasting political ramifications and the relationships it destroys. Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Jesselyn Cook is @JessReports. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here Mentioned this week: The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

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