General appreciation thread for people who do great work investigating the origins of QAnon.

This is a challenging niche of Q research, which requires a great deal of skepticism, technical knowledge, and willingness to chase down many dead ends before uncovering useful info.

If you're interested in how QAnon kicked off, you must follow @QOrigins.

He is one of the most tenacious, patient, and knowledgable investigators in this space. And a great guy to boot. I've personally learned a lot from his long threads. https://twitter.com/QOrigins/status/1302800298881081344

I highly recommend following the @LogicallyAI crew: @nickbackovic and @TheOndrakGuy.

They dig into QAnon with academic rigor. The proof is in their track record: they successfully uncovered the man behind QMap (Jason Gelinas) and the true identity of Q influencer Neon Revolt.

If you prefer you Q investigations in podcast format then follow @Jake_Hanrahan.

His great podcast "QClearance" is a no bullshit examination of the evidence regarding Q's origins. I can't wait to hear the second season. https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1355611849660780560

Of course I can't forget @BrandyZadrozny and @oneunderscore__, who produced one of the important reports about some of the people who sparked QAnon years before most took the issue seriously. There's certainly more to the story, but it's solid Q reporting. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-three-conspiracy-theorists-took-q-sparked-qanon-n900531

I have always felt that internet-fuelled extremism and conspiracy theories were cancerous to the nation and social media.

Investigators like these give me (perhaps naive) hope that one day American political discourse will focus on real issues, not conspiratorial fantasies.

Also obvious follow @nezumi_ningen, who successfully bullied me into learning more about cults and radicalisation years ago and serves as the fact checker for the QClearance podcast.

She'll bully you into becoming a smarter person too. https://twitter.com/nezumi_ningen/status/1355952540861530112