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9. I would not doubt that Q has been co-opted in part, but there is real information about origins of Q

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 03:16 PM

Sep 2020

Q is big business now, lots of merch. Money is a great driver for some people.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-three-conspiracy-theorists-took-q-sparked-qanon-n900531

To be clear, the original post by Q could have been Russian in origin, but have since been muddled by others.

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What if Q is Putin's KGB [View all] KT2000 Sep 2020 OP

I would not be surprised. apnu Sep 2020 #1

If so they seem to have distilled Turbineguy Sep 2020 #2

I've always assumed it comes from Russia lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #3

Me too. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #13

That would absolutely make sense.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #4

Jim Watkins is Q. He is also the owner of 8chan njhoneybadger Sep 2020 #6

I already thought it was... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #7

Me too.. dewsgirl Sep 2020 #8

KGB ceased to exist 30 years ago. Kaleva Sep 2020 #10

It would be the SVR or GRU Klaralven Sep 2020 #11

It would be a good thing if it were Putin's intelligence services Klaralven Sep 2020 #12