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Numerous journalists and researchers believe that one or both of the Watkinses know the identity of, or are themselves, "Q", the person or group of people behind QAnon. [9] Watkins served as site administrator for 8kun from 2016 until he announced he had resigned in November 2020, though some have questioned the legitimacy of his resignation.
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QAnon is, in effect, one part Frank Peretti spiritual warfare, one part Left Behind series apocalypticism, and one part Elders of Zion antisemitic conspiracy theory, packaged together in a tantalizing, self-involving variation on Celebrity Apprentice reality television and social media", writes one scholar. [273]
Brennan has since become an outspoken critic of both 8chan and Watkins, and has actively battled to try to take 8chan offline. Brennan is also an outspoken critic of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which centers on 8chan posts by an anonymous figure named "Q", and Brennan has researched who may be behind the Q identity.
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Solving the great internet mysteries has become a calling card for director Hoback, whose prior claim to fame was potentially unmasking Q, the man behind QAnon in the HBO series “Q: Into The ...
Ron Watkins, conspiracy theorist and former 8chan administrator. The series explores the rise of the QAnon conspiracy theory, and the people involved with it. The documentary features several people associated with 8chan, the imageboard website that is home to QAnon, including the site's owner Jim Watkins, former administrator Ron Watkins, and original creator Fredrick Brennan.
Watkins has repeatedly denied he is behind QAnon or that he is "Q," the anonymous figure that promoted the theory. QAnon candidate Ron Watkins finished dead last in his Arizona GOP primary race ...