PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 17: A person holds a banner referring to the Qanon conspiracy theory during a ... [+] alt-right rally on August 17, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. Along with banning thousands of QAnon accounts, Facebook said it would ban the purchase of ads that included QAnon and would restrict the theory in the site’s search, hashtag, recommendation, and news feed features. Membership in 10 top QAnon Facebook groups has grown by more than 600% since March, the Wall Street Journal found, and interactions on several popular QAnon groups has risen by 200 to 300% in the last six months, according to the New York Times. TANGENTWhile Twitter has cracked down on QAnon on its platform, candidates promoting the theory have continued to thrive there. Forbes identified 15 candidates that are verified on Twitter who have promoted QAnon with few restrictions.

Source: Forbes August 19, 2020 19:36 UTC