QAnon followers who have lost faith in Donald Trump following a disappointing election cycle have now found in Musk an encouraging trailblazer.
Elon Musk's Twitter controversies didn't begin with the news of him banning journalists from the platform who regularly cover Musk and the company — and we shouldn't expect them to stop there. One area we should be particularly watchful of is reports of the migration of QAnon, the dangerous conspiracy theory that's infiltrated mainstream politics, to Twitter, writes Cynthia Miller-Idriss.
QAnon followers who have lost faith in Donald Trump following a disappointing election cycle have now found in Musk an encouraging trailblazer — and the consequences could be dire. "Many of Musk's recent tweets borrow from the QAnon playbook," writes Miller-Idriss. "So as Trump's popularity declines, it's no surprise that so many QAnon adherents are embracing the perception of support from a new celebrity." Read Cynthia Miller-Idriss's full analysis in your Saturday MSNBC Daily. |
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