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How one woman helped spread a conspiracy theory across Britain.

Researchers have identified a large network pushing pro-Russian themes and messages to French-speaking audiences around Africa, amid long-running efforts by Russia to gain influence in the region.

Researchers have identified a large network pushing pro-Russian themes and messages to French-speaking audiences around Africa, amid long-running efforts by Russia to gain influence in the region.

A handful of QAnon followers flew all the way from California to DC in hopes of watching Trumps March 4 inauguration sankel@businessinsider.com (Sophia Ankel) © Leah Millis/Reuters From left, Karyn Carson, John Carson, Lois Houser and Matthew Giannini, supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump, stand near the security perimeter outside of the U.S. Capitol Building, hoping to see evidence of an inauguration of former President Trump in Washington, on March 4, 2021. Leah...

Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The date was the latest in a long line of bizarre and continually shifting goalposts. Followers of the conspiracy theory now say future dates will herald epic changes. "Dont be disappointed," one subscriber wrote on a popular QAnon Telegram channel late Thursday. "The race is not run yet and I have reason to believe March 20 is also possible." Another posted a similarly optimistic message. "We still have 16 days," they wrote. "Lots c...

QAnon conspiracy theorists planned March 4 as their next big date, claiming Trump would be inaugurated. Some of the movements influencers are now claiming

After Facebook, Twitter ban, Trump fans and extremists turn elsewhere

Former President Donald Trump was banned from major social media sites after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Vaccine conspiracy movements, militia groups, white supremacists and Trump supporters seek refuge in unregulated platforms; Twitter purges 70,000 accounts

Gab instead of Twitter, MeWe over Facebook, Telegram for messaging, and Discord for insiders; banned from mainstream platforms, US conspiracy theorist and white supremacist movements, many of whom support Donald Trump, have shifted to more confidential networks, which are much harder to moderate.