OTHER PANDEMIC (QANON) (PB)

QAnon began as an internet community dedicated to supporting President Trump and intent on outing a global cabal of human traffickers. A cryptic message posted by an anonymous user to a niche internet forum in 2017 was the spark that ignited a global movement which quickly spiralled into the spread of virulently hateful, dangerous messaging - which turned into tragic, violent actions. James Ball decodes the cryptic language of the online right and tracks the spread of QAnon, the world's first digital pandemic.