10. QAnon Has Become A Prevalent Conspiracy Theory
QAnon emerged from the hinterlands of the internet, where someone was publishing articles with poor grammar and no verifiable evidence, claiming that their President Donald Trump was trying to break up pedophile rings based among the rich and the powerful in Hollywood. There was ample evidence to the contrary, but the conspiracy theory spread like wildfire, especially among parents of young children who feared for their little ones’ safety. Furthermore, do you blame the parents for believing such a thing? It sounds pretty believable, and keeping the children safe is what’s most important to a parent.
The conspiracy theory became so damaging that it ripped apart families and communities, with people going at each other’s throats insisting that they had to vote for the re-election of Donald Trump in order to prevent their children from being trafficked. The problem is that the whole thing was entirely made up. It was a conspiracy theory that played on people’s fears while presenting no verifiable evidence. The fact that people brought children into this conspiracy theory is ridiculous in and of itself. Some people were even afraid to take their children out in public due to the fear of this being true.