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Utah anti-child trafficking event postponed after group's ties to QAnon uncovered [View all]
Utah anti-child trafficking event postponed after group's ties to QAnon uncovered
BY BRYAN SCHOTT - MANAGING EDITOR, UTAHPOLICY.COM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST 2020
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General’s office abruptly pulled the plug on an anti-child trafficking rally after it came to light that organizers of one of the groups involved are sympathetic to the QAnon conspiracy theory.
The “Freedom for the Children” rally was one of several planned in dozens of cities across the U.S. and worldwide under the banner of ending child trafficking.The event was heavily promoted by the Utah Attorney General's office on their social media channels.
An investigation by NBC News found that many of the organizers of these events were believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory, and the Saturday demonstrations were heavily promoted by QAnon supporters.
QAnon is a right-wing conspiracy theory that posits in part that there is a secret cabal of cannibal pedophiles in the highest levels of the American government who are engaged in child sex trafficking.
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BY BRYAN SCHOTT - MANAGING EDITOR, UTAHPOLICY.COM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST 2020
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General’s office abruptly pulled the plug on an anti-child trafficking rally after it came to light that organizers of one of the groups involved are sympathetic to the QAnon conspiracy theory.
The “Freedom for the Children” rally was one of several planned in dozens of cities across the U.S. and worldwide under the banner of ending child trafficking.The event was heavily promoted by the Utah Attorney General's office on their social media channels.
An investigation by NBC News found that many of the organizers of these events were believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory, and the Saturday demonstrations were heavily promoted by QAnon supporters.
QAnon is a right-wing conspiracy theory that posits in part that there is a secret cabal of cannibal pedophiles in the highest levels of the American government who are engaged in child sex trafficking.
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