Alex Kaplan
@alkapdc.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Media Matters, focusing on social media misinformation, disinformation, & online extremism. Statements are mine, not employer's. Send tips to [email protected].
A few days ago, the wives of some QAnon influencers appeared together on a podcast, where they said that Q strengthened their marriages, said they thought that "Q is God," & claimed that "so many people came to Christ through the Q movement."
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A few days ago, the wives of some QAnon influencers appeared together on a podcast, where they said that Q strengthened their marriages, said they thought that "Q is God," & claimed that "so many people came to Christ through the Q movement."
On his podcast yesterday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio attacked far-right "meme team" podcaster Brenden Dilley & influencer Catturd, calling the former a "pigheaded f****t" who does "really cringe fucking videos," & the latter a "clout chasing fat fuck" who's only known for "putting up pixels."
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On his podcast yesterday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio attacked far-right "meme team" podcaster Brenden Dilley & influencer Catturd, calling the former a "pigheaded f****t" who does "really cringe fucking videos," & the latter a "clout chasing fat fuck" who's only known for "putting up pixels."
Trump last night amplified 2 images with explicit QAnon imagery/phrasing. He has now done this dozens of times since he began posting on Truth Social in 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trump last night amplified 2 images with explicit QAnon imagery/phrasing. He has now done this dozens of times since he began posting on Truth Social in 2022.
Trump last night amplified a QAnon-promoting account 9 times, including an image that includes the QAnon phrase NCSWIC (or "nothing can stop what is coming"). He has now amplified this specific account a bit over 80 times.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trump last night amplified a QAnon-promoting account 9 times, including an image that includes the QAnon phrase NCSWIC (or "nothing can stop what is coming"). He has now amplified this specific account a bit over 80 times.
In a new interview with LindellTV, US Agency for Global Media acting CEO Kari Lake suggested Voice of America getting "some investigative reporters in who want to look at election fraud & election malfeasance across the globe because we know it's not just in America that we have election fraud."
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In a new interview with LindellTV, US Agency for Global Media acting CEO Kari Lake suggested Voice of America getting "some investigative reporters in who want to look at election fraud & election malfeasance across the globe because we know it's not just in America that we have election fraud."
QAnon influencers have claimed that Trump's posts were "validating Q" with a "special shout-out to Anons" that showed that "the moment to act has arrived."
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
QAnon influencers have claimed that Trump's posts were "validating Q" with a "special shout-out to Anons" that showed that "the moment to act has arrived."
On Sunday, Trump posted images of posts from a QAnon-promoting figure with explicit QAnon imagery. Trump's now amplified posts with explicit QAnon imagery dozens of times, & has amplified this figure's Truth Social account nearly 40 times.
The QAnon community has hyped these new amplifications.
The QAnon community has hyped these new amplifications.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On Sunday, Trump posted images of posts from a QAnon-promoting figure with explicit QAnon imagery. Trump's now amplified posts with explicit QAnon imagery dozens of times, & has amplified this figure's Truth Social account nearly 40 times.
The QAnon community has hyped these new amplifications.
The QAnon community has hyped these new amplifications.
Trump last night amplified a QAnon-promoting account. He has now amplified this specific account a bit over 70 times.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump last night amplified a QAnon-promoting account. He has now amplified this specific account a bit over 70 times.
Trump shared an image of a tweet from an account apparently based in Africa seeming to push for banning foreign-born American citizens from running for office.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump shared an image of a tweet from an account apparently based in Africa seeming to push for banning foreign-born American citizens from running for office.
The Russian official reportedly behind the proposed Ukraine peace plan, Kirill Dmitriev, has openly and repeatedly promoted QAnon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Russian official reportedly behind the proposed Ukraine peace plan, Kirill Dmitriev, has openly and repeatedly promoted QAnon.
This line in Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation announcement may be a reference to the viral video from QAnon influencer JoeM called "The Plan to Save the World." The video has gotten many views online over the years & sometimes served as an introduction for people into the conspiracy theory.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This line in Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation announcement may be a reference to the viral video from QAnon influencer JoeM called "The Plan to Save the World." The video has gotten many views online over the years & sometimes served as an introduction for people into the conspiracy theory.
QAnon influencer Jacob Creech, known online as "Clandestine," has posted a photo of what he claims is a check for $1,000 that Trump appointee & former national security advisor Michael Flynn sent him last year for plagiarizing him.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
QAnon influencer Jacob Creech, known online as "Clandestine," has posted a photo of what he claims is a check for $1,000 that Trump appointee & former national security advisor Michael Flynn sent him last year for plagiarizing him.
In a new appearance on a QAnon-affiliated podcast, prominent election denier David Clements invoked Q posts as a possible justification for a 3rd Trump term, along with sovereign citizens claims about "a new republic," which he suggested only the "anon community" has "the capacity to understand."
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In a new appearance on a QAnon-affiliated podcast, prominent election denier David Clements invoked Q posts as a possible justification for a 3rd Trump term, along with sovereign citizens claims about "a new republic," which he suggested only the "anon community" has "the capacity to understand."
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Manosphere influencer Myron Gaines on Tim Pool's podcast days ago bragged that he “kept a woman out of the White House, back to the fucking kitchen.”
He also claimed that Harris “blamed me and Andrew Tate” for her 2024 loss, saying it was “a W for us.” www.mediamatters.org/manosphere/t...
Manosphere influencer Myron Gaines on Tim Pool's podcast days ago bragged that he “kept a woman out of the White House, back to the fucking kitchen.”
He also claimed that Harris “blamed me and Andrew Tate” for her 2024 loss, saying it was “a W for us.” www.mediamatters.org/manosphere/t...
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Manosphere influencer Myron Gaines on Tim Pool's podcast days ago bragged that he “kept a woman out of the White House, back to the fucking kitchen.”
He also claimed that Harris “blamed me and Andrew Tate” for her 2024 loss, saying it was “a W for us.” www.mediamatters.org/manosphere/t...
Manosphere influencer Myron Gaines on Tim Pool's podcast days ago bragged that he “kept a woman out of the White House, back to the fucking kitchen.”
He also claimed that Harris “blamed me and Andrew Tate” for her 2024 loss, saying it was “a W for us.” www.mediamatters.org/manosphere/t...
It appears far-right figure & Trump confidant Laura Loomer fell for an apparent satirical post from a Krassenstein brother that then went around on social media (possibly as real by some).
(Mamdani didn't announcing anything with numerals; Arabic numerals are just the normal numbers we all use.)
(Mamdani didn't announcing anything with numerals; Arabic numerals are just the normal numbers we all use.)
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It appears far-right figure & Trump confidant Laura Loomer fell for an apparent satirical post from a Krassenstein brother that then went around on social media (possibly as real by some).
(Mamdani didn't announcing anything with numerals; Arabic numerals are just the normal numbers we all use.)
(Mamdani didn't announcing anything with numerals; Arabic numerals are just the normal numbers we all use.)
In a new interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Ann Vandesteel, J6 & Unite the Right participant Tyler Dykes (www.politico.com/news/2024/07...), who's running for Congress in South Carolina, said that as a member of Congress he would "fight for you ... the way that I did in January 6."
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In a new interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Ann Vandesteel, J6 & Unite the Right participant Tyler Dykes (www.politico.com/news/2024/07...), who's running for Congress in South Carolina, said that as a member of Congress he would "fight for you ... the way that I did in January 6."
This week, former Florida House speaker & current GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner went on far-right conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel's podcast. Vandersteel, who has promoted QAnon, Pizzagate, & sovereign citizen ideology, endorsed Renner, who said he was "honored to have your support."
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This week, former Florida House speaker & current GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner went on far-right conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel's podcast. Vandersteel, who has promoted QAnon, Pizzagate, & sovereign citizen ideology, endorsed Renner, who said he was "honored to have your support."
Trump this morning amplified a QAnon-promoting account.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump this morning amplified a QAnon-promoting account.
A few days ago, during a stream focused on Portland, host "PatriotRob" on a Proud Boys-affiliated podcast claimed that "real patriots are not cop-callers," that "the right handles our shit [on] our own," & to "let the left be the fucking bitches that call the cops."
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A few days ago, during a stream focused on Portland, host "PatriotRob" on a Proud Boys-affiliated podcast claimed that "real patriots are not cop-callers," that "the right handles our shit [on] our own," & to "let the left be the fucking bitches that call the cops."
Trump administration & Voice of America official Kari Lake was photographed with "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis, apparently at a James O'Keefe event last week at Mar-a-Lago.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump administration & Voice of America official Kari Lake was photographed with "Plandemic" conspiracy theorist Mikki Willis, apparently at a James O'Keefe event last week at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump this morning amplified a QAnon-promoting account. This is at least the 10th time Trump has amplified this specific account.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump this morning amplified a QAnon-promoting account. This is at least the 10th time Trump has amplified this specific account.
Among the accounts Trump amplified yesterday on Truth Social also included an account called "PATRIOTIC PINUPS," whose avatar is a closeup of a woman's breasts. The post came from a Truth Social group with the same name that appears to be dedicated to women in less clothing.
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Among the accounts Trump amplified yesterday on Truth Social also included an account called "PATRIOTIC PINUPS," whose avatar is a closeup of a woman's breasts. The post came from a Truth Social group with the same name that appears to be dedicated to women in less clothing.
This appears to be at least the 2nd time Trump has amplified a post from a Truth Social group affiliated with QAnon. In September 2023, Trump amplified a post from a Truth Social group called "Q" dedicated to "anon news."
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This appears to be at least the 2nd time Trump has amplified a post from a Truth Social group affiliated with QAnon. In September 2023, Trump amplified a post from a Truth Social group called "Q" dedicated to "anon news."
Yesterday morning, Trump amplified at least 2 QAnon-promoting accounts. One of those accounts' posts Trump amplified was from a Truth Social group dedicated to "digital soldiers" & "anons," (the latter being a term QAnon supporters use to describe themselves).
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yesterday morning, Trump amplified at least 2 QAnon-promoting accounts. One of those accounts' posts Trump amplified was from a Truth Social group dedicated to "digital soldiers" & "anons," (the latter being a term QAnon supporters use to describe themselves).
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On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...