GOP Lawmaker Calls for Both Parties to Denounce QAnon Movement

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An attendee holds a sign of the letter "Q" as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Trump tweeted Thursday that Pennsylvania has to love him because he's "bringing STEEL BACK in a VERY BIG way."Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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By Daniel Flatley

August 25, 2020 at 8:09 PM UTC

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August 25, 2020 at 9:24 PM UTC

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A Republican House member is urging both parties to denounce the widespread and amorphous collection of internet-fueled conspiracy theories known as QAnon, warning that it threatens to undermine democracy.

“We have to be extremely careful that insanity is not let out of the bag,” Virginia Representative Denver Riggleman said. “This was on the fringe, now it’s in the mainstream. It’s our responsibility to call it out.”