Twitter to ban accounts linked to conspiracy theories.

Twitter announced a broad crackdown on accounts and content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory.

QAnon is a conspiracy theory whose followers believe that Donald Trump is waging a secret battle against a powerful 'deep state' cabal of Democrats and celebrities engaged in pedophilia and sex trafficking. Followers of QAnon believe traitors are plotting against Donald Trump. The conspiracy theory has jumped from fringe social media sites to mainstream attention.

Twitter announced it would block URLs associated with QAnon from being shared on the platform. It would no longer recommend content and accounts related to QAnon or highlight them in search and conversations. These restrictions will affect approximately 150,000 accounts, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed.

Reference links

Twitter

supports

The Guardian

supports

BBC News

supports

Have a question or correction on one of our fact-checks?

If you think a claim has been misjudged or requires correction, please send us evidence to support your error claim. We will revisit our evidence and verdict and conduct additional research to verify new information.

Fact Check of the Day

false

The BBC censored the crowd booing Boris Johnson at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.