![A male protester in a red shirt holds up a large Q-shaped sign, which is colored in with the design and colors of the American flag. Other protesters in the background are wearing red MAGA hats.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-07/ap_20038665399985.jpg?itok=-i99eT7x)
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A man holds up a "Q" sign at a Trump rally in August 2018. While QAnon began as a far-right conspiracy theory forged in a dark corner of the internet, it is now creeping into the mainstream political arena.
Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke