(CNN) Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski and Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan resolution in the US House to condemn QAnon, which has increasingly started to take hold in mainstream politics after originating as a fringe conspiracy theory on the internet. The resolution "condemns QAnon and rejects the conspiracy theories it promotes," according to a draft released by Malinowski's office. The bipartisan House resolution encourages the FBI and law enforcement to "strengthen their focus on preventing violence, threats, harassment, and other criminal activity by extremists motivated by fringe political conspiracy theories." Riggleman called QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes "a danger and a threat that has no place in our country's politics." Another House Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, has also forcefully spoken out against QAnon, arguing that the conspiracy has no place in Congress.

Source: CNN August 25, 2020 16:52 UTC