QAnon still pushing conspiracies, lies about the election and former president Trump on Facebook and Twitter – USA TODAY

QAnon has been classified by the FBI as a domestic terror threat, according to an internal memo first published by Yahoo! News. USA TODAY

The QAnon faithful are still pushing conspiratorial lies about the election and amplifying allies of former President Donald Trump even after Facebook and Twitterremoved tens of thousands of QAnon-linked accounts to stop the spread of violent threats and misinformation.

More than 1,300 QAnon-related accounts have posted on Twitter some 81,014 times since President Joe Bidens inauguration, according to a new report from Advance Democracy, a research organization that studies disinformation and extremism.

On Facebook, popular QAnon terms such as WWG1WGA (Where We Go One, We Go All) and NCSWIC (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming) have been shared in hundreds of posts since the inauguration.

Larger accounts are spreading false claims that Trump won the election and remains in control of the country as a shadow president or that Trump will soon be reinstated, even after some adherents became disillusioned when Biden was sworn into office and promises of mass arrests or executions never materialized.

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The most active QAnon-related account on Twitter has posted more than 1,800 times since the inauguration and continues to promote false claims of election fraud, Advance Democracy found.

There is no doubt that some QAnon adherents have drifted away from movement after the inauguration of President Biden. This drift, along with the mainstream social media platforms banning QAnon accounts, has made a substantial difference in the volume of QAnon material easily accessible online, said Daniel Jones, president of Advance Democracy.

Supporters of President Donald Trump hold up their phones with messages referring to the QAnon conspiracy theory at a campaign rally at Las Vegas Convention Center on February 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.(Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images)

Nonetheless, were still finding QAnon adherents on the mainstream social media platforms. And these QAnon accounts continue to promote violence and election-related conspiracy theories that call into question the legitimacy of Bidens presidency.

Mainstream social media platforms cracked down on accounts linked to QAnon following the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. QAnon followers believe that Trump is a messianic figure battling a deep state of devil-worshipping, child-molesting Democrats.

People cheer as President Donald Trump speaks at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida on July 31. A sign showing the letter Q can be seen. Q stands for QAnon.(Photo: Rod Millington, EPA-EFE)

Those forced out of Facebook and Twitter have joined QAnon channels on alternative platforms such as Gab and Telegram and or have flocked to QAnon websites.

Popular QAnon-related accounts on Gab have embraced false claims such as the Plan is still underway, Advance Democracy found.

An account with 206,200 followers this week pushed the baseless theory that the Great Awakening, when Trump declares martial law and brings his political enemies to justice, is happening at multiple levels.

Another account with 107,600 followers, shared a post that said: Why should we think this wasnt factored into the strategy?

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