The U.S. House of Representatives already has two QAnon-believing Congress members: Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert.
Will we soon see Q himself (allegedly) join them?
QAnon figurehead Ron Watkins officially announced that he is running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona on Thursday night in a bizarre
“I am here to formally announce my run for Congress in Arizona,” Watkins declared, saying the
Rumors had been
Ron Watkins had been living in Japan, but has
Watkins was the subject of HBO’s documentary series on QAnon, Q: Into the Storm. In the final episode of the series, documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback
QAnon began in October 2017 when an anonymous user posted using the name “Q” on the imageboard 4chan. These “drops” from Q, as they are called, formed the basis of this right-wing conspiracy: former-President Donald Trump is secretly waging a war against his political enemies in order to take down a global satanic child trafficking ring run by baby-eating Democrats and Hollywood elites.
By the end of 2017, Q had moved from 4chan to a competitor formerly known as 8chan, now 8kun. This website is run by Jim Watkins, Ron’s father. Ron also worked as the administrator of 8kun.
In 2020, during the pandemic, QAnon conspiracy theories
Watkins, as himself, has even
While many now believe Ron Watkins is “Q” due to the HBO series and these various connections, it’s still unconfirmed. However, Watkins almost assuredly was not the “Q” posting on 4chan, as
While Ron Watkins would be the biggest QAnon name running for Congress, he’s not alone. Media Matters for America has
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