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Section sizes Section size for QAnon (60 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 23,436 23,436 558 558 Background 18 7,957 0 538 Pizzagate 3,697 3,697 175 175 Influence of 4chan culture 1,822 1,822 177 177 Previous "anons" 2,420 2,420 186 186 Origin and spread 10,408 53,286 568 1,843 Mainstream attention 17,472 17,472 576 576 International following 25,406 25,406 699 699 Claims 14 69,556 0 2,221 Q's posts 20,081 20,081 410 410 The cabal and "the Storm" 12,302 12,302 432 432 Child sex trafficking and satanic sacrifice 15,785 15,785 594 594 Other QAnon beliefs 21,374 21,374 785 785 Analysis 13 95,914 0 5,184 Identity of Q 3,718 17,587 244 1,022 Multiple people 4,495 4,495 217 217 Paul Furber and the Watkins family 9,374 9,374 561 561 Slogans and vocabulary 3,338 3,338 276 276 Derivative elements 3,444 30,219 107 1,417 Apocalypticism and Millenarianism 1,789 1,789 162 162 Evangelical influences 3,263 3,263 181 181 Dualism 1,691 1,691 163 163 The hidden enemy 1,741 1,741 172 172 Satanic rituals and child victims 4,268 4,268 251 251 Antisemitism 14,023 14,023 381 381 Appeal 10,080 10,080 674 674 Disillusionment 4,757 4,757 352 352 Demographics 10,135 12,287 612 672 Pastel QAnon 2,152 2,152 60 60 Post-2020 election 17,633 17,633 771 771 Incidents 1,740 22,431 79 757 Vandalism of America's Stonehenge 1,553 1,553 137 137 Attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. election 18,643 18,643 512 512 German coup attempt 495 495 29 29 Reactions 14 66,044 0 3,115 Media, advocacy groups, and public figures 9,705 9,705 357 357 Official responses 26 7,287 0 527 FBI domestic terrorism assessment 2,884 2,884 258 258 Congressional resolution 4,377 4,377 269 269 Republican individuals and organizations 11,965 49,038 625 2,231 Donald Trump 8,048 8,048 393 393 Mike Pence 3,363 3,363 193 193 Michael Flynn 10,198 10,198 336 336 Lin Wood 3,703 3,703 138 138 Sidney Powell 4,318 4,318 158 158 Kelly Townsend 4,853 4,853 232 232 Liz Harris 1,344 1,344 87 87 Kash Patel 1,246 1,246 69 69 Online 12 24,289 0 1,044 QDrops app 2,813 2,813 94 94 Anti-QAnon subreddits 265 265 31 31 Removal of content 14,151 14,151 725 725 Migration to alt-tech 3,660 3,660 85 85 Return to Twitter/X 3,388 3,388 109 109 See also 542 542 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 2,125 3,709 0 0 Bibliography 1,584 1,584 0 0 Further reading 2,984 2,984 0 0 External links 2,118 2,118 0 0 Total 372,290 372,290 15,260 15,260

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Should the article summary now be in the past tense given that Qanon is not really a live phenomena any more? Shimbo (talk) 10:07, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I believe that "claim" is a more appropriate term than "fabrication" for its usage in the introduction, given that the information espoused by Q was, by nature, difficult or impossible to prove. However, multiple other editors disagree and seem set on keeping the current wording without any discussion of the merits of change, let alone comment, so I'll let this be an epitaph. Isakmonkey67 (talk) 02:39, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

You've offered no basis in reliable sources to substantiate your edits, and until now have not attempted to make an argument here, so nobody is going to seriously consider your change. You're being reverted because your edits appear to be granting some level of credibility to what is universally described in reliable sources as lunatic nonsense. Acroterion (talk) 02:47, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Gosh, that sounds like Dogma. I guess that you must be right, in your mind. Isakmonkey67 (talk) 04:04, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Where did I say anything about what I believe? Wikipedia is based on reliable sources, not editors' beliefs. You've offered nothing but a personal preference for a watered-down description of something that is described as nonsense. Read the references. Relible sources unanimously describe QAnon as a hoax, fabrication, scam, or fantasy. We don't give credibility to things that have no credibility. This is a reality-based project. Acroterion (talk) 11:10, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Okay, you're doing the right thing here in discussing the potential change, so that's good.

The difference between "claims" and "fabrications" is a quite dramatic one, so it is worth exploring why the word was chosen in the lead.

So, first, note that the article's lead section has to summarise the main article.

Now, does the main article section dealing with Q's posts give any level of credibility to them? Does it show that posts Q made turned out to be correct, or does it include a list of posts that were demonstrably incorrect along with a note that many were allusive, cryptic, and impossible to verify?

If Q's posts shows that they turned out to be true, then "claims" or even "revelations" would be a fair summary to use in the lead, but if it shows that they were false, then we need to summarise that as some word like "fabrications" or "fantasies", don't we? Shimbo (talk) 06:26, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Or lies, or falsehoods. The fact that htey are not true means that they are these things, and not just "claims". Slatersteven (talk) 10:50, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply