Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory, a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law enforcement to block criminal activity by its adherents. The resolution, introduced by Republican Representative Denver Riggleman and Democratic Representative Tom Malinowski, describes QAnon as one of the “fringe political conspiracy theories” that authorities say are likely to encourage violent actions by domestic extremists. (…) QAnon followers espouse a series of beliefs spread online that view President Donald Trump as a hero waging battle against a cabal of child-sex predators including prominent Democrats. Tuesday’s resolution urges the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies to strengthen their focus on preventing “violence, threats, harassment, and other criminal activity” carried out by conspiracy theory adherents. As an ideology that has grown to embrace a range of popular conspiracy theories on topics from alien landings to vaccine safety, they warned that QAnon could have the potential to radicalize violent individuals at an alarming pace. The FBI last year included it in a warning about “conspiracy-theory-driven domestic extremists.”
via reuters: Bipartisan measure introduced in Congress to condemn QAnon conspiracy theory