From: "a To: Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - Fwd: Update: Rally/March on Diag (8/15/2020) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:53:11 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: image001.png Good morning =, I was not very familiar with this group so I reached out to our analysts in DE. Below is a summary of what they provided related to this group. I hope this is helpful to provide some background and context to the group. QAnon is more of an internet movement and conspiracy theory. Often supported by right wing leaning individuals, the main conspiracy theory claims high ranking politicians and celebrities engage in child sexual abuse and believe there is a deep state plot to target the President- because the president will bring them to justice. Since the Epstein, "pizzagate" and Wayfair theories, we have seen a significant uptick in chatter and propaganda on social media. Recent QAnon trend on social media is #savethechildren in an effort to attract new followers. This includes a new strategy of anti-human trafficking events and disinformation to target newbies.. because everyone can agree that trafficking is terrible. Once people latch on, the QAnon supporters then push baseless claims to lure people further in. Because the event is already bringing attention to issues of child trafficking, I don't expect there to be an issue. What I do expect is, if QAnon supporters show up, they will try to push their agenda in an effort to recruit, but will do so using false information that may undermine the credibility of the actual anti trafficking activists. While some followers have become violent, they were isolated incidents. A lot of followers also doxx others. Hope this helps! • From: Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 11:34 AM To: Cc: > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - Fwd: Update: Rally/march on Diag (8/15/2020) EFTA00162922