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&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 1.3kA new docu-series has named the head of &nbsp;as Ronald Watkins, the son of the owner of the unregulated online messaging board 8chan, where the theory took its roots and has exploded in recent years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: Into The Storm is a six-part series that is airing on HBO Max on March 21.&nbsp;&nbsp;Its filmmakers name Watkins, the son of 8chan founder Jim Watkins, as Q, the head of the right-wing, pro-Trump conspiracy theory group QAnon.&nbsp;Ron Watkins is interviewed as part of the series as his father and other members of the group.It's unclear if he is asked directly whether or not he is Q, or what led the filmmaker Cullen Holback to the conclusion that he is.&nbsp;Holback says he spent three years studying the right-wing group.&nbsp;In a clip from his interview with Ron in the trailer, Ron is shown asking: 'So you're making a list of who might be Q?&nbsp;Let's continue then.'&nbsp;&nbsp;Ron is the administrator of 8chan (now known as 8kun), an online message board where QAnon sprouted roots in 2017 and gained followers.&nbsp;QAnon began as a marginalized theory that was somewhat contained to the dark corners of the internet but it exploded under Donald Trump's presidency and was particularly bolstered by the unproven theory that widespread voter fraud won the election for Biden amid widespread conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp; The premise of QAnon is that there is a deep state organization of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who Trump was fighting back against throughout his presidency.&nbsp; THE UNDERPINNING PEDOPHILE THEORY&nbsp;QAnon is founded on and operates under the belief that there is a deep-state organization of powerful, Democratic politicians who are pedophiles.&nbsp;Supporters of the theory think that for years, these pedophiles have been able to operate free from criticism by protecting each other.&nbsp;It also teaches that they are Satan worshipers who, after abusing children, drink their blood.&nbsp;None of it is true.&nbsp;FRAZZLEDRIP&nbsp;One theory that has been tied to QAnon but was not necessarily borne out of it is the idea that there is a video, found on the laptop of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner, which shows his wife Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton abusing a child and then drinking the child's blood.&nbsp;PIZZAGATEPizzagate erupted as a theory during the first Trump election in 2016.&nbsp;It is the theory that the Comet pizza shop in Washington DC has been used for years as a base for the pedophile and child sex trafficking ring.&nbsp;Again, there is no evidence of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many of the January 6 Capitol rioters are QAnon theorists.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8chan was originally&nbsp;created by&nbsp;Fredrick Brennan but he quit after the Watkins refused to remove the racist manifesto of the Christchurch, New Zealand, shooter, in 2018.&nbsp;The site is hosted on servers in Manila, in the Philippines, and is safe from the censorship that Trump fans complain about on western social media.&nbsp;Brennan&nbsp;He previously named either Ron or Jim as Q, saying in a June 2020 interview: 'I&nbsp;definitely, definitely, 100 percent believe that Q either knows Jim or Ron Watkins, or was hired by Jim or Ron Watkins.'&nbsp;&nbsp;Only Jim and Ron have verified 'Q's posts on 8chan, which has fueled speculation that one of them is the leader.&nbsp;The posts have also appeared on 4Chan, the less extreme version of the site.&nbsp;&nbsp;Many of the rioters from the January 8 attack on the US Capitol were QAnon followers and some even wore 'Q' branded clothing.&nbsp;The rioters&nbsp;were irate and incredulous when Trump lost the election, and deduce that the only explanation for it was that he is being victimized by a secret organization of powerful&nbsp;pedophiles and child traffickers who had arranged widespread voter fraud to secure the election for Biden.&nbsp;Among the wild theories tied to QAnon is Frazzledrip - a far-fetched theory that claims there is a video of Hillary Clinton and her former aide Huma Abedin mutilating a young girl and drinking her blood as part of a satanic ritual.&nbsp;QAnon also believes the Pizzagate theory - that a pizzeria in Washington DC was being used by powerful politicians and leaders to sexually traffic children.&nbsp;None of the theories have ever been supported by any evidence.&nbsp;They were at first considered harmless, marginalized to a corner of the internet, but under Trump's presidency they gained steam and have now infiltrated the real world of politics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said in the past that she believes some of what QAnon teaches, and some voters factored it in when deciding how to cast their ballots this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Watkins lived with his father in the Philippines in the early 2000s.&nbsp;It's believed he is now living in Japan but it's unclear where.&nbsp;It is also unclear how old he is.&nbsp;Qanon took its roots after President Trump won the 2016 election. In 2017, the posts - known as Qdrops - started appearing online.They claimed that he was fighting back against a 'deep state' network of pedophiles and that the world had no idea what was really going in within the highest levels of Washington power.&nbsp;'Q' claimed to be a military source with privileged information on the matter.&nbsp;They never revealed their identity, nor did they give proof for any of what they were claiming.&nbsp;But as Trump waged war on Democrats in Washington and as he fought endless battles with the mainstream media, the theories - which once seemed far-fetched - started gaining sympathy.&nbsp;In January, the theory and those who support it were deemed terror risks.&nbsp; QAnon exploded in the final months of Donald Trump's presidency, bolstered by the unproven theory that widespread voter fraud won the election for Biden amid widespread conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.It had been gradually gathering steam throughout Trump's presidency after being founded in 2017 or thereabouts.&nbsp;It started with a few posts that had been put on 4Chan, by Q, that were picked up on and promoted.&nbsp;Q claimed to be a high ranking military official with knowledge of what Trump was up against - a secret ring of pedophiles and child sex traffickers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Trump never endorsed the movement, although he is its hero.He has, in the past, described some of its followers as 'people who love our country.'&nbsp;Facebook and Twitter have taken down or restricted countless QAnon posts which only feeds supporters' believes that big tech is also in bed with the pedophile ring.&nbsp;At one time, the conspiracy theorist set their sights on the Robert Mueller Russia probe.&nbsp;They believe that it was a cover for a bigger investigation into the pedophile ring.&nbsp;When Mueller's investigation concluded to no avail other than clearing Trump of wrongdoing, QAnon's focus shifted.&nbsp;Jim Watkins attended the January 6 riot and took the filmmaker with him. It's unclear whether or not Ron was there.&nbsp;&nbsp; Share what you thinkThe comments below have not been moderated.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday &amp; Metro Media Group&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 1.3kA new docu-series has named the head of &nbsp;as Ronald Watkins, the son of the owner of the unregulated online messaging board 8chan, where the theory took its roots and has exploded in recent years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: Into The Storm is a six-part series that is airing on HBO Max on March 21.&nbsp;&nbsp;Its filmmakers name Watkins, the son of 8chan founder Jim Watkins, as Q, the head of the right-wing, pro-Trump conspiracy theory group QAnon.&nbsp;Ron Watkins is interviewed as part of the series as his father and other members of the group.It's unclear if he is...

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