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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: How the QAnon conspiracy theory wrecked families and ruined lives
Description: With its paranoid fantasies of Donald Trump at war with a secret, Satanic US government, the QAnon conspiracy wrought terrible damage on American politics. But spreading the word of Q exacts damage on believers too. Journalist Jesselyn Cook explored the broken lives and shattered relationships of Q believers for her new book The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family. She tells Andrew Harrison what makes someone fall into the mirror world of QAnon – and whether they can be rescued. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credi...