WASHINGTON - The FBI released a bulletin on June 4 to members of Congress warning that QAnon, a conspiracy theory embraced by some in the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on Jan.
6, could engage in more "real-world violence." QAnon started on the 4chan message board — an anarchic image board that features discussions, images, memes and theories on everything from politics to anime.
On 4chan, a person claiming to be a highly placed government official, who went by the name Q Clearance Patriot, began posting in 2017.
He soon gained followers with his claims — called "Q Drops" — about how child traffickers and Satan worshippers were seeking to undermine President Donald Trump with the help of global elites in the U.S.