Conspiracy theories are as old as time and most are utterly ridiculous. Those who suscribe to them are for the most part harmless. On rare occasions, a person will decide to act on them in a violent way. How serious is this threat?
Borealis looks at the infamous ‘Q’ of QAnon to delve into this issue.
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Are end-of-Earthers and conspiracy theorists that dangerous?
Why are many consumed with a sense of moral panic that conspiracy theorists constitute the next wave of terrorism?
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