In this episode of On The Record, Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson is joined by journalist and author James Ball, who takes a deep dive into the conspiracy group QAnon, and talks about its origins, followers and what they believe. Oh, and why he thinks they’re really dumb.. Ball also discusses why QAnon thrived by exploiting the COVID pandemic, to create distrust in governments.

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