QAnon as popular in US as some major religions, poll finds About 14% of Americans believe conspiracy theory spread by some Trump supporters
about an hour ago Giovanni Russonello
Broken glass in the US Capitol building following the riots on January 6th. Photograph: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images
As hopes fade for a bipartisan inquiry into the Capitol riot in Washington on January 6th, it’s increasingly clear that the Republican base remains in thrall to the web of untruths spun by Donald Trump – and perhaps even more outlandish lies, beyond those of the former president’s making.
The Republican Party, Fox News, and the broader right-wing disinformation apparatus that revolves around them have responded to Donald Trump s 2020 defeat by institutionalizing his lie that the election was stolen and laying the groundwork to rig the next presidential election in favor of the GOP.