New study on QAnon concludes two different people wrote Q's posts
Who is Q, the anonymous poster who kicked off the conspiracy-driven right wing movement known as QAnon?
While there is still no definitive answer, a new study seems to back claims that there’s more than one person writing them and that there's a “new Q” at work.
According to a studyby the text authentication company OrphAnalytics, a machine learning analysisconducted on Q’s “drops” found that there are two different people responsible for Q’s postings, and they were working during completely separate timeframes.
The company’s technology is typically used to detect cases of plagiarism, document manipulation, and fraud. For this study, they used it to analyze 4,952 of Q’s posts, which is the total number of drops that'd been made when the study was conducted.
The results of the company's analysis.Credit: OrphAnalyticsFrom that analysis, OrphAnalytics found a “distinct individual signature” in the style of the posts made on the imageboard, 4chan, between Oct. 28 and Dec. 1, 2017. When Q later moved to posting on 8chan, a competing imageboard, it’s clear to OrphAnalytics that another individual took over writing for the Q account.
QAnon began as a far right wing conspiracy theory and has since morphed into a mainstream movement, growing exponentiallyamid the COVID-19 lockdowns. Q's followers believe that President Donald Trump is secretly battling a global satanic pedophile ring run by his political enemies, such as Hollywood elites and members of the Democratic Party.
Q, who remains anonymous, claims to be a high-ranking member of the Trump administration and shares "top secret information" with his supporters. QAnon followers digest each of Q’s postings and attempt to parse them for coded information.
In 2018, a report by NBC Newstracked down three individuals who pushed the QAnon conspiracy in its earliest months, when Q was on 4chan. However, many who research, track, and report on QAnon believe that Jim Watkins, the current owner of 8kun (which known as 8chan until late 2019), is the man currently behind Q's posts.
Fredrick Brennan, who founded 8chan in 2013, has previously claimedthat Jim Watkins is now Q and has been since the anonymous account moved from posting on 4chan to 8chan. Brennan believes the original “Q” is South African conspiracy theorist Paul Furber, an individual also named in the NBC News report. Brennan sold 8chan to Watkins in 2014 and worked with him until cutting ties with the site in 2016.
While the question of who Q is remains unanswered, this new study provides even more evidence to back up the theory that there’s been more than one Q over the years.
(责任编辑:行业动态)
- Naver, Kakao strive to combat deepfake porn spreading online
- [Newsmaker] Over 70 Korean
- Photos from the White House and the National Mall on Obama's last full day in office.
- The 'iconic line' meme recognizes the best lines in TV and movies
- 21 Lost and Lonely Cemeteries
- Doosan scraps controversial Robotics
- Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar brings his boyfriend to meet Mike Pence
- Chelsea improving but need to find balance, says boss Lampard
- 擦亮新会陈皮“金字招牌”!新宝堂获认定为中华老字号
- 水产品占“四席”!广州南沙十个农产品上榜“国字号”
- Tech vlogger mixes up tampons and pads in his Amazon Go shopping trip video
- Failed UN panel extension unlikely to lead to more provocations by North: experts
- 2.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near North Korea's Kilju: weather agency
-
改造提升后的景观节点本报讯8月23日,记者再次来到芦山县飞仙关4A级景区旅游基础设施建设项目施工现场,与两个月前相比,这里的变化十分明显。芦山县飞仙关4A级景区旅游基础设施建设项目共有两个标段,建设内 ...[详细]
-
John Lewis’ “lie” was the biggest story in conservative media today.
A daily roundup of the biggest stories in right-wing media.In the runup to President-elect Donald Tr ...[详细] -
How the U.S. can defend its elections from cyberattacks
Amid the cybersecurity whirlwind that has been May and June—when the world got its first taste ...[详细] -
Trump’s HHS pick is downplaying his authority to overhaul Obamacare.
Rep. Tom Price, Donald Trump’s pick to serve as Health and Human Services secretary, was trying not ...[详细] -
Webb telescope discovers 6 rogue worlds. They didn't form the way you'd expect.
Sometimes, planets go rogue. Scientists used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to spot six of ...[详细] -
The notoriously cheerful baby Asahd Khaled wept at the sight of Justin Bieber
At the tender age of eight months, Asahd Khaled is not only an executive producer but a bonafide cel ...[详细] -
Apple's iOS 11.2.5 update means Siri can now read you the news
Siri just gained an important new ability: reading the news.Apple's latest iOS update, rolling out n ...[详细] -
Trump has a solution to replace Obamacare: Insurance for everybody.
President-elect Donald Trump is getting ready to unveil a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act wi ...[详细] -
7 Reasons to Explore Boston’s Lesser
Boston is brimming with popular and important historic sites, from Faneuil Hall and Boston Common to ...[详细] -
猪价18天上涨3.3元/公斤,多省已涨破9元大关_南方+_南方plus2024年,国内生猪市场迎来开门红。新牧网猪价显示,截止1月31日,全国生猪均价8.39元/斤,与1月最低点相比,高出1.65元/ ...[详细]
- 夏凤俭与四川建安工业有限责任公司董事长耿海波座谈
- Govt. opens websites for potential military victims of humidifier disinfectants
- [Newsmaker] Over 70 Korean
- Oscar López Rivera, inauguration boycotts were big stories in conservative media today.
- A Journey Into the Mind of Stephen King
- Fire TV setup no longer requires typing in a Wi
- USFK raps local daily for false report, vows commitment to conditions