Attorney Lin Wood (L), once a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks at a rally on Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks at a rally in Rome, Ga. on Aug. 7, 2021. (Photos: AP Photo/Ben Margot and Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Unraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it's causing, and what we should do about it.
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Over on Telegram, John Sabal, the organizer of a major QAnon conference and who is known as QAnon John, said the major spat was something that has been coming for a long time.“I have seen this coming from a mile away now. It makes me sad to admit, but there is definitely a MASSIVE divide taking place within our movement,” Sabal wrote “That’s the LAST thing we need right now, but unfortunately, some have made choices that are not too bright or are being purposefully controlled to cause damage.”Another QAnon influencer, Jordan Sather, was also drawn into the spat when Lin Wood told his followers that Sather was not to be trusted.“The Mockingbird propaganda has many species of birds,” Wood said, referencing Operation Mockingbird, an alleged CIA campaign to influence media output during the Cold War. “Try to be an informed bird watcher. I have discerned that Jordan Sather is someone I would NOT recommend you follow.”Sather, who makes money by selling supplements to his followers and has in the past urged people to drink bleach to protect themselves from COVID-19, used the attack as an opportunity to spread even more conspiracies, claiming it was all part of some covert operation.“I can tell there's a huge COINTELPRO network infiltrating the Patriot/MAGA/Q movement,” Sather said without evidence. “Might be the CIA's work, might be Mossad.”