The conspiracy theory also predicts 'The Storm,' a mass arrest of Democratic politicians and celebrities who are believed to be elite cult members. In the years following, the QAnon community has made failed predictions about politicians, the media, the presidential election and COVID-19.

They theory started in late 2017, when an anonymous poster who goes by 'Q' claimed to have inside information about the government. The QAnon conspiracy theory is based on the belief that there is a 'deep state' apparatus run by political elites, business leaders and Hollywood celebrities who are all actively working to undermine former President Donald Trump. USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook users behind the posts.įact check: Decades-old quote misattributed to Rep. The posts provide no credible source for the information, and there is no evidence to support any of the claims made in the post. The screenshot is dated March 21 a reverse image search of the screenshot and a search of key words included in it resulted in no matches. One post features the claim as a screenshot of a blog post that credits 'WE THE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE' and someone named Michael Dunn. Other users shared similar versions of the detailed post that are accompanied with photos of former President Donald Trump. 3 Facebook post from a user who wrote, 'don't bother me who my sources are. The earliest version of this narrative appears in a Feb. Social media users have shared a lengthy 'Deep State collapses' narrative that makes a variety of claims related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, such as martial law being invoked Biden and members of Congress being arrested military takeover of the media and claims about the COVID-19 pandemic being engineered by other countries to overthrow the U.S. Capitol riot and President Joe Biden's inauguration, social media platforms and online messaging boards have been flooded with conspiracy theories about a nationwide military takeover. AP The claim: 'Deep State' collapses: martial law is in effect, Biden and Congress arrested, official government statements censored, pandemic created by other countries to overthrow U.S.

Has martial law been declared