So I ask myself when I see QAnon materials published online regarding Q drops that are supposedly written by Q [actually written by many], but who actually believes this stuff? Unfortunately this is not just weirdos in the United States anymore, with an interconnected world and social media, these crazy conspiracy theories have spread beyond the shores of the United States to most countries now.

So what is QAnon? Well, it is [according to them] a high level US government official releasing secret information regarding government brokered pedophile rings, cannibalism and child trafficking. This is all run by the Democratic Party with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and George Soros leading the organisation named the Cabal of Satanic Cannibalistic Abuse of Children. Whenever I am on social media and I see any individual writing about the cabal, I know I am dealing with a moron.

Then there was Pizzagate, this was where the Democratic Party was alleged to have trafficked children through the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria in Washington DC in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. This was really the lead-in to QAnon. When Edgar Maddison entered the restaurant with an AR-15 and let some shots off demanding to view the basement where he alleges child trafficking was occurring, he was not only arrested, it proved there was no basement with child trafficking going on.

Down in Texas, a Congressional spokesperson demanded to see the jetty at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. The business premises are situated on the Rio Grande river separating the United States and Mexico. Where the interference originated was the unwillingness to build Trump’s border wall through their property as it would have effectively cut their property in half. They sought a court injunction to stop the construction of the wall on their property and were successful in doing so.

The anti-vaccination group pre-dates QAnon, they believe vaccines cause autism in children and have been pushing this lie since the 1990s. What is even more funny is they believe they are engaging in research by accessing a few crazy websites dedicated to the anti-vaccination cause. Research is what scientists do, they work in a lab and conduct experiments then publish peer reviewed articles, they share knowledge and outcomes. Running an anti-vaccination website filled with dubious claims is not research, this is misrepresentation of information containing clear cognitive biases.

Then there are the fake moon landing theories, despite the fact that every country in the world acknowledges the US landed men on the moon in 1969, there are still people who believe otherwise. They parrot the Van Allen Belt, the lack of stars in the photographs, the belief that the US flag is flapping in the wind or the camera technology. All this is easily explained by logic, a rudimentary knowledge of physics is all that is required.

On earth, the launch of the mighty Saturn V rocket was viewed by people on the ground and received saturation television coverage. Whilst the Apollo program were the only moon landing missions, subsequent programs such as the space shuttle missions were viewed by many. Anyone who had immigration permission to enter the United States could go to Cape Canaveral and witness a space shuttle launch from a non-restricted viewing area. People saw the Apollo and space shuttle mission launches, they can see it isn’t fake.

Almost immediately after the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks, conspiracy theorists began pedelling their lies. The whole world saw the footage of the aircraft hitting the twin towers, we saw the fires created by the jet fuel and we could see how intense the heat was. The footage of the towers collapsing was witnessed by people glued to their televisions, yet many still claimed it was the US government that set charges off under the buildings.