The Great Awakening QAnon's Mobilization to Disinformation

How did the movement attract such a large, politically diverse base during a notably politically divided era? The movement's message alone does not explain how QAnon gained such a popular following in a short period of time, nor does its strategy and repertoires. I argue that QAnon aggregated the support from existing movements while amassing millions more in a collage of disparate followers by taking advantage of a divisive political environment and quickly attracting attention through the exploitive use of social media technology.