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February 24, 2021, 11:28 am
In the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s little show on Fox News, he tackled the subject of QAnon, the bizarre conspiracy theory that has gained thousands of believers in the U.S., some of whom attacked the Capitol in January. Carlson began the segment by acting like he had just now heard of QAnon despite it being all over the news everywhere since January 6, then claimed to go looking for it like a conspiracy theory is a physical entity.
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“We spent all day trying to locate the famous QAnon, which in the end we learned is not even a website,” he said. “If it’s out there, we could not find it.”
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It’s unclear what process Carlson and his crack team of investigators went through other than trying to type in qanon.com, but like the rest of the wildest conspiracy theories, it doesn’t have central organization or, indeed, “a website.”
It originated in 4chan-type message boards and now operates primarily out of forums and Facebook groups, though many of these have been purged from social media following the insurrection.
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In fact, just last month Carlson himself was on air defending QAnon and essentially encouraging them to keep going while attacking a bill that would bar believers from obtaining federal security clearance.
“Government has every right to tell you what to do. No democratic government can ever tell you what to think,” he said.
“If they succeed in controlling what you believe, you ar
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https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1364416388438372352e no longer a citizen, you are no longer a free man; you are a slave.”
In his newest segment, Carlson even brought up Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is informally known as the QAnon congresswoman for being a big believer in the conspiracy theory before she had to pretend not to be to remain in the congress. Yet he managed to claim that not only is there no evidence of QAnon anywhere around Greene, but they also couldn’t even find any disinformation on her Twitter account.
“We checked Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter feed because we have heard she traffics in disinformation, CNN told us, but nothing there.”
A quick look at Greene’s feed finds that one of her most recent posts suggests that a bill designed to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ folks might protect pedophiles.
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The Equality Act puts sexual and gender identity above all rights and anyone who goes against it is considered discriminating.
Does the #EqualityAct protect pedophiles?
Would it protect John Weaver’s from @ProjectLincoln desire for underage boys?
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
(@mtgreenee) February 24, 2021
It doesn’t.
Regardless, Tucker, in his usual rambling fashion, managed to somehow move his pointing finger from Greene to mainstream news networks. Of course, since Fox News is one of those networks, he seems to have accidentally pointed the finger at himself.
“It wasn’t Marjorie Taylor Greene,” he said. “It was cable news. It was politicians talking on TV. They’re the ones spreading disinformation to Americans. Maybe they are from QAnon.”
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Carlson himself often has politicians as guests on his show, who talk on TV. Maybe the real QAnon was inside of Tucker all along?
*First Published: February 24, 2021, 11:28 am
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