'There seems to be a correlation': Researchers notice Trump boosts QAnon content 'when he's under stress'
2 years, 6 months ago

'There seems to be a correlation': Researchers notice Trump boosts QAnon content 'when he's under stress'

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Donald Trump has been promoting QAnon conspiracy theories on his Truth Social platform, and researchers say that's a sign that he's stressed out. “There always seems to be a correlation between the amount of times Trump is amplifying QAnon accounts and periods where I’d say he’s under stress,” said Media Matters senior researcher Alex Kaplan. “QAnon accounts are usually ones that are giving him praise and reassurances, which I’m sure he likes.” Truth Social has verified 47 QAnon accounts who each have more than 10,000 followers, and Trump has used his own account to boost at least 50 different accounts that support the right-wing conspiracy theory, which Kaplan said “plays a significant role in Truth Social’s ecosystem.” RELATED: 'See you all in Court!' Trump threatens Lincoln Project after new ad appears on Fox News The ex-president seems to appreciate the slavish devotion those conspiracists have toward him, and adherents were encouraged by his repeated sharing of their content, which they're "taking as a sign" that their predictions would soon come true and Trump would round up and punish his enemies -- who they believe to be satanic pedophiles who secretly control the world. WATCH: Steve Bannon melts down over people 'persecuting' him as he surrenders on new charges "Trump’s business partners welcomed them onto his platform, and it's apparent that he likes what he sees," Holt wrote.

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