I'm a web writer for a national paper. Last year I was told to dig into "this whole Qanon thing" and that's what I did. I interviewed a lot of Q followers and ran some stories that got some attention. I always approached it with an open mind and along the way that isolated me from my co-workers who just mocked the whole Q movement.

I was told by my editors to "tear apart" the followers and see "what kind of wonky shit" they were into. My main editor was convinced that Qanon was a racist movement that was just "sucking up to Trump."

On Tuesday we received a heads up that Q was being dubbed a threat and to prepare stories. I've interviewed dozens of Q followers and to be honest, I'm not sure what to think about the whole thing, but it's VERY suspicious that we'd be told to prep stories.

I've covered a ton of movements and stories in my life and I've never seen anything like this. Something is definitely happening that is strange.

**Thank you for all your info!