A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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[ [link removed] ]Picture of woman holding a sign that says 'We are Q.'

PFAW Member,

An astonishing one-half of Donald Trump supporters actually believe the
central tenet of the QAnon conspiracy theory – that leading Democrats are
part of a cabal of pedophiles, and that Trump himself is the only one who
can stop it.

Yes, you read that correctly. One-half of Trump supporters believe this is
real.

To help shed light on this new conspiracy theory taking hold in online
forums and across social media, PFAW’s Right Wing Watch just published a
[ [link removed] ]groundbreaking new report on QAnon, the internet conspiracy theory that
has made its way from far-right internet message boards and into
mainstream conservative rhetoric. QAnon’s rise is a frightening reminder
of the danger the far right’s disinformation machine poses during the
election this year in particular, as well as demonstrates the damage that
Trump and his right-wing cronies have already done to public trust of
official sources.

With several QAnon-believing Republican candidates likely to take office
in 2021 (some even in Congress), it’s more important than ever that we
work together to forewarn our communities about the danger of
misinformation generally, and about the insidious danger posed by QAnon
specifically.

[ [link removed] ]Help us combat this disinformation machine this election season by
sharing RWW’s new report on Twitter! >>

[ [link removed] ]You can also help us share the new report on Facebook! >>

This year especially we need your help to get the word out. Social
isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has led to the dangerous
conspiracy theory spreading to even more people than it might have done
during a typical election year. Now, we must work together to make sure it
doesn’t take further hold in our communities – and that it doesn’t affect
the election’s results.

We can’t let Trump win the election because of the harmful and frightening
lies being told by far-right conspiracy theorists.

If you don’t have your own social media accounts, [ [link removed] ]please share the
report itself with those who do and ask them to post for you. It’s vital
that we get this information out far and wide to ensure that the
conspiracy theorists’ narrative does not dominate the digital air waves.

[ [link removed] ]Take to the internet to share this to help your friends and family
identify and debunk this dangerous and powerful conspiracy theory. >>

This close to the election it’s even more important to remain vigilant
about sharing accurate information, and about informing our communities
when bad actors work to infiltrate them with lies.

Thank you for helping us stop this dangerous conspiracy theory. Our
democracy depends on it.

In solidarity,

– Sarah, PFAW

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