>>> THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS BROUGHT
>>> THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER "Q,"
TO YOU BY THE LETTER "Q," SPECIFICALLY QANON.
SPECIFICALLY QANON. WHAT IS QANON?
WHAT IS QANON? WELL, IT WENT FROM -- IT WENT
WELL, IT WENT FROM -- IT WENT MAINSTREAM DURING THE SO-CALLED
MAINSTREAM DURING THE SO-CALLED PIZZAGATE AFFAIR WHICH LED ONE
PIZZAGATE AFFAIR WHICH LED ONE MAN TO WALK INTO A PIZZERIA IN
MAN TO WALK INTO A PIZZERIA IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH AN ASSAULT
WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE BECAUSE CONSPIRACY
RIFLE BECAUSE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS CLAIMED THAT HILLARY
THEORISTS CLAIMED THAT HILLARY CLINTON AND JOHN PODESTA RAN A
CLINTON AND JOHN PODESTA RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN THE BASEMENT.
CHILD SEX RING IN THE BASEMENT. SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. AND IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN
AND IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE TWEETED AND THEN SOON DELETED A
TWEETED AND THEN SOON DELETED A PHOTO SHOWING HIM WITH A POLICE
PHOTO SHOWING HIM WITH A POLICE OFFICER WHO WORE A PATCH WITH
OFFICER WHO WORE A PATCH WITH THE LETTER "Q."
THE LETTER "Q." BUT WHAT IS IT?
BUT WHAT IS IT? SIMPLY PUT, IT’S KIND OF A
SIMPLY PUT, IT’S KIND OF A CONSPIRACY THEORY, A CONSPIRACY
CONSPIRACY THEORY, A CONSPIRACY THEORY FAN FICTION, IF YOU WILL,
THEORY FAN FICTION, IF YOU WILL, THAT STARTED AND IS BASED ON
THAT STARTED AND IS BASED ON ANONYMOUS POSTINGS ON AN
ANONYMOUS POSTINGS ON AN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD IN WHICH
INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD IN WHICH SOMEONE OR IN REALITY MANY
SOMEONE OR IN REALITY MANY SOMEONES POSTING AS "Q" FALSELY
SOMEONES POSTING AS "Q" FALSELY CLAIM THAT THE WORLD IS RUN BY A
CLAIM THAT THE WORLD IS RUN BY A SAY TANNIC CABAL OF ELITES LED
SAY TANNIC CABAL OF ELITES LED BY BARACK OBAMA, HILLARY CLINTON
BY BARACK OBAMA, HILLARY CLINTON AND THE DEEP STATE.
AND THE DEEP STATE. AND THAT DONALD TRUMP WITH THE
AND THAT DONALD TRUMP WITH THE HELP FROM SECRET ALLIES,
HELP FROM SECRET ALLIES, INCLUDING SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT
INCLUDING SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER, WILL EXPOSE AND DEFEAT
MUELLER, WILL EXPOSE AND DEFEAT THIS DEEP STATE.
THIS DEEP STATE. NOW WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THAT
NOW WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THAT TERM BEFORE?
TERM BEFORE? >> THE CRAZY ATTEMPT BY THE
>> THE CRAZY ATTEMPT BY THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND THE FAKE NEWS
DEMOCRAT PARTY AND THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA RIGHT BACK THERE -- AND
MEDIA RIGHT BACK THERE -- AND THE DEEP STATE.
THE DEEP STATE. TO OVERTURN THE RESULTS OF THE
TO OVERTURN THE RESULTS OF THE 2016 ELECTION HAVE FAILED.
2016 ELECTION HAVE FAILED. >> SO WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
>> SO WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IT TONIGHT?
IT TONIGHT? WELL, BECAUSE SUPPORTERS OF
WELL, BECAUSE SUPPORTERS OF QANON WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE OF
QANON WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RALLY IN GRAND
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RALLY IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY.
RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS LINE OF
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS LINE OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS WAITING IN LINE
TRUMP SUPPORTERS WAITING IN LINE TO GET INTO THE EVENT MANY
TO GET INTO THE EVENT MANY WEARING T-SHIRTS EMBLAZONED WITH
WEARING T-SHIRTS EMBLAZONED WITH THE LETTER "Q" AND SHOUTING
THE LETTER "Q" AND SHOUTING QANON SLOGANS.
QANON SLOGANS. NBC REPORTER BEN COLLINS HAS
NBC REPORTER BEN COLLINS HAS BEEN COVERING QANON FOR THE PAST
BEEN COVERING QANON FOR THE PAST YEAR.
YEAR. HE REPORTED THE NUMBER AT THE
HE REPORTED THE NUMBER AT THE GRAND RAPIDS RALLY ON THURSDAY
GRAND RAPIDS RALLY ON THURSDAY AS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING.
AS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING. NOW, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO
NOW, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO BACK UP ANY OF THE QANON CLAIMS.
BACK UP ANY OF THE QANON CLAIMS. AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY NONE AT ALL,
AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY NONE AT ALL, AND THERE IS EVEN A THEORY THAT
AND THERE IS EVEN A THEORY THAT THE "Q" POSTERS MIGHT BE
THE "Q" POSTERS MIGHT BE ELABORATE PRANKSTERS MODELLING
ELABORATE PRANKSTERS MODELLING THEMSELVES OFF AN ITALIAN BOOK.
THEMSELVES OFF AN ITALIAN BOOK. BUT FOR THOSE WHO WEAR T-SHIRTS
BUT FOR THOSE WHO WEAR T-SHIRTS AND CLAIM TO BE IN THE QANON
AND CLAIM TO BE IN THE QANON CLOIK
CLOIK CLIQUE, WHAT DO THEY HERE WHEN
CLIQUE, WHAT DO THEY HERE WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYS THINGS LIKE
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THINGS LIKE THIS.
THIS. >> ALL THE CURRENT AND FORMER
>> ALL THE CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICIALED WHO PAID FOR AND
OFFICIALED WHO PAID FOR AND PROMOTED AND PERPETUATED THE
PROMOTED AND PERPETUATED THE SING THE GREATEST HOAX IN THE
SING THE GREATEST HOAX IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICS IN OUR
HISTORY OF POLITICS IN OUR COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THEY HAVE TO BE, I’M SORRY, THEY
THEY HAVE TO BE, I’M SORRY, THEY HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE.
>> JOINING US NOW IS NBC NEWS
>> JOINING US NOW IS NBC NEWS REPORTER BEN COLLINS, WHO IS THE
REPORTER BEN COLLINS, WHO IS THE PERFECT REPORTER TO TALK ABOUT
PERFECT REPORTER TO TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN
THIS BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN REPORTING ON QANON’S PRESENCE AT
REPORTING ON QANON’S PRESENCE AT DONALD TRUMP’S RALLIES FOR THE
DONALD TRUMP’S RALLIES FOR THE PAST YEAR.
PAST YEAR. BEN, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
BEN, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHAT DO THOSE QANON SUPPORTERS,
WHAT DO THOSE QANON SUPPORTERS, BELIEVERS HEAR WHEN THE
BELIEVERS HEAR WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYS STUFF LIKE THAT?
PRESIDENT SAYS STUFF LIKE THAT? >> THEY HEAR A WINK AND A NOD,
>> THEY HEAR A WINK AND A NOD, THAT’S WHAT THEY HEAR.
THAT’S WHAT THEY HEAR. NO ONE’S DENIED IT OR ANYTHING
NO ONE’S DENIED IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE FRINGES
THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE FRINGES OF THE TRUMP ORBIT IN THE PAST,
OF THE TRUMP ORBIT IN THE PAST, BUT NO ONE HAS OUT AND OUT SAID
BUT NO ONE HAS OUT AND OUT SAID THIS IS CRAZY, THIS IS INSANITY,
THIS IS CRAZY, THIS IS INSANITY, PLEASE DON’T FOLLOW THIS THING.
PLEASE DON’T FOLLOW THIS THING. THEY RELY ON THAT SORT OF WINK
THEY RELY ON THAT SORT OF WINK AND NOD.
AND NOD. THEY RELY ON LITTLE CLUES LIKE
THEY RELY ON LITTLE CLUES LIKE IT’S NUM ROLLINGEROLOGY.
IT’S NUM ROLLINGEROLOGY. >> WHAT IS THE DANGER WHEN
>> WHAT IS THE DANGER WHEN THEY’RE SHOWING UP WITH "Q"
THEY’RE SHOWING UP WITH "Q" T-SHIRTS AND "Q" HATS AND "Q"
T-SHIRTS AND "Q" HATS AND "Q" PATCHES, WHAT IS THE DANGER?
PATCHES, WHAT IS THE DANGER? >> THIS IS A MILITANT GROUP.
>> THIS IS A MILITANT GROUP. THERE’S BEEN TWO MURDERS TIED TO
THERE’S BEEN TWO MURDERS TIED TO THIS GROUP ALONE.
THIS GROUP ALONE. ONE HAPPENED A COUPLE OF WEEKS
ONE HAPPENED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
AGO. SOMEONE KILLED A MOB BOSS AND
SOMEONE KILLED A MOB BOSS AND HELD UP HIS HAND AND SAID "Q" ON
HELD UP HIS HAND AND SAID "Q" ON IT HEREIN COURT.
IT HEREIN COURT. >> HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
>> HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. >> SOMEONE TRIED TO BURN DOWN
>> SOMEONE TRIED TO BURN DOWN COMET PIZZA.
COMET PIZZA. >> SAME PIZZA PLACE --
>> SAME PIZZA PLACE -- >> BY THE WAY, PIZZAGATE IS PART
>> BY THE WAY, PIZZAGATE IS PART OF QANON.
OF QANON. AN HOUR BEFORE RETRIED TO BURN
AN HOUR BEFORE RETRIED TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN, HE POSTED A
THIS PLACE DOWN, HE POSTED A QANON VIDEO FROM A VERY FAMOUS
QANON VIDEO FROM A VERY FAMOUS YOUTUBER WHO HAS TENS OF
YOUTUBER WHO HAS TENS OF MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
MILLIONS OF VIEWS. >> SO WHY HAS THIS POPPED UP AT
>> SO WHY HAS THIS POPPED UP AT DONALD TRUMP’S RALLIES?
DONALD TRUMP’S RALLIES? I MEAN, IT WASN’T A HUGE THING
I MEAN, IT WASN’T A HUGE THING DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN.
DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> IT’S SUDDENLY MUCH BIGGER
>> IT’S SUDDENLY MUCH BIGGER NOW.
NOW. BUT I GUESS YOU COULD ARGUE THE
BUT I GUESS YOU COULD ARGUE THE PUMP WAS PRIMED.
PUMP WAS PRIMED. I DO WANT TO PLAY ONE SOUND BITE
I DO WANT TO PLAY ONE SOUND BITE FROM OCTOBER 13th, 2016, AND
FROM OCTOBER 13th, 2016, AND JUST LISTEN TO THE TERMINOLOGY
JUST LISTEN TO THE TERMINOLOGY DONALD TRUMP IS USING.
DONALD TRUMP IS USING. >> WE’VE SEEN THIS FIRSTHAND IN
>> WE’VE SEEN THIS FIRSTHAND IN THE WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS IN WHICH
THE WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS IN WHICH HILLARY CLINTON MEETS IN SECRET
HILLARY CLINTON MEETS IN SECRET WITH INTERNATIONAL BANKS TO PLOT
WITH INTERNATIONAL BANKS TO PLOT THE DESTRUCTION OF U.S.
THE DESTRUCTION OF U.S. SOVEREIGNTY IN ORDER TO ENRICH
SOVEREIGNTY IN ORDER TO ENRICH THESE GLOBAL FINANCIAL POWERS,
THESE GLOBAL FINANCIAL POWERS, HER SPECIAL INTEREST FRIENDS AND
HER SPECIAL INTEREST FRIENDS AND HER DONORS.
HER DONORS. SO TRUE.
SO TRUE. >> SO THAT WAS AT THE END OF THE
>> SO THAT WAS AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. DONALD TRUMP DIDN’T THINK HE WAS
DONALD TRUMP DIDN’T THINK HE WAS GOING TO WIN, LOOKING FOR
GOING TO WIN, LOOKING FOR ANYBODY TO BLAME, AND HE WAS
ANYBODY TO BLAME, AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS GRAND
TALKING ABOUT THIS GRAND CONSPIRACY TO KEEP HIM OUT OF
CONSPIRACY TO KEEP HIM OUT OF OFFICE, TO KEEP HIM FROM
OFFICE, TO KEEP HIM FROM FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE AT THOSE
FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE AT THOSE RALLIES.
RALLIES. IS THAT PART OF THE REASON WHY
IS THAT PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS IS SUCH A PRIME PLACE FOR
THIS IS SUCH A PRIME PLACE FOR CONSPIRACY THEORISTS TO LATCH ON
CONSPIRACY THEORISTS TO LATCH ON TO?
TO? >> YEAH, IT’S PERFECT FOR THEM.
>> YEAH, IT’S PERFECT FOR THEM. WHAT IT DOES IS IT COMBINES THE
WHAT IT DOES IS IT COMBINES THE TWO KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT WE
TWO KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE ON THE INTERNET AND
HAVE ON THE INTERNET AND POLITICS RIGHT NOW, WHERE HE
POLITICS RIGHT NOW, WHERE HE PRIEMS THE PUMP, LIKE YOU SAID,
PRIEMS THE PUMP, LIKE YOU SAID, AND THEN THERE ARE THESE
AND THEN THERE ARE THESE RECOMMENDATION ALGORITHMS ON
RECOMMENDATION ALGORITHMS ON WEBSITES LIKE YOUTUBE AND
WEBSITES LIKE YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK WHERE THEY’RE SEARCHING
FACEBOOK WHERE THEY’RE SEARCHING WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS. THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, HILLARY
THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, HILLARY CLINTON EVIL OR HILLARY CLINTON
CLINTON EVIL OR HILLARY CLINTON PART OF A GLOBAL CABAL OR
PART OF A GLOBAL CABAL OR SOMETHING, BUT THEN THE SECOND
SOMETHING, BUT THEN THE SECOND VIDEO AFTER THAT, THE ONE THAT
VIDEO AFTER THAT, THE ONE THAT AUTO PLAYS AFTER THAT IS WHAT’S
AUTO PLAYS AFTER THAT IS WHAT’S THE GLOBAL CABAL REALLY?
THE GLOBAL CABAL REALLY? OH, IT’S ABOUT PEDOPHILIA, IT’S
OH, IT’S ABOUT PEDOPHILIA, IT’S ABOUT KILLING AND EATING
ABOUT KILLING AND EATING CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. THERE WAS A LOT OF THIS THING
THERE WAS A LOT OF THIS THING LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT’S A
LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT’S A DOOMSDAY CULT ONE DAY THERE IS
DOOMSDAY CULT ONE DAY THERE IS GOING TO BE A TAPE THAT COMES
GOING TO BE A TAPE THAT COMES OUT THAT SAYS HILLARY CLINTON IS
OUT THAT SAYS HILLARY CLINTON IS GOING TO CHOP THE FACE OFF A
GOING TO CHOP THE FACE OFF A CHILD.
CHILD. IT NEVER CAME BECAUSE IT DOESN’T
IT NEVER CAME BECAUSE IT DOESN’T EXIST, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER
EXIST, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS
BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF HOW
TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF HOW EVIL THIS SET OF PEOPLE IN THE
EVIL THIS SET OF PEOPLE IN THE DEEP STATE CAN BE.
DEEP STATE CAN BE. >> WHAT IS THE REMEDY HERE,
>> WHAT IS THE REMEDY HERE, THOUGH?
THOUGH? IS YOUTUBE, IS TWITTER, IS
IS YOUTUBE, IS TWITTER, IS FACEBOOK, ARE THEY LOOKING AT
FACEBOOK, ARE THEY LOOKING AT THIS AND SAYING THIS IS AN AREA
THIS AND SAYING THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO POLICE A LITTLE
THAT WE NEED TO POLICE A LITTLE BIT MORE?
BIT MORE? DON’T YOU GET INTO A VERY
DON’T YOU GET INTO A VERY SLIPPERY SLOPE WITH FREEDOM OF
SLIPPERY SLOPE WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH?
SPEECH? >> WELL, THAT’S THE THING, YOU
>> WELL, THAT’S THE THING, YOU CAN GET INTO A SLIPPERY SLOPE
CAN GET INTO A SLIPPERY SLOPE WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT THEY
WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT THEY HAVEN’T EVEN GONE DOWN THAT ROAD
HAVEN’T EVEN GONE DOWN THAT ROAD YET.
YET. THEY CAN GIVE YOU BETTER VIDEOS
THEY CAN GIVE YOU BETTER VIDEOS IF YOU TYPE IN "HILLARY CLINTON
IF YOU TYPE IN "HILLARY CLINTON EVIL."
EVIL." >> THE AUTO PLAY, ESSENTIALLY.
>> THE AUTO PLAY, ESSENTIALLY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. LIKE THERE ARE BETTER -- THERE
LIKE THERE ARE BETTER -- THERE ARE BETTER WAYS FOR THINGS TO
ARE BETTER WAYS FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO YOU ON
HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO YOU ON THE INTERNET.
THE INTERNET. >> BETTER ALGORITHMS.
>> BETTER ALGORITHMS. >> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY. THIS ISN’T A SPEECH ISSUE.
THIS ISN’T A SPEECH ISSUE. I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU WALK INTO A
I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU WALK INTO A STORE, LIKE A BOOKSTORE AND SAY,
STORE, LIKE A BOOKSTORE AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WORLD
HEY, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WORLD WAR II?
WAR II? IF THE BOOKSTORE IS HANDING YOU
IF THE BOOKSTORE IS HANDING YOU "MEIN KAMPF" RIGHT AWAY, I’M NOT
"MEIN KAMPF" RIGHT AWAY, I’M NOT SURE THAT’S A GOOD BOOKSTORE.
SURE THAT’S A GOOD BOOKSTORE. IF THE BOOKSTORE IS HANDING YOU
IF THE BOOKSTORE IS HANDING YOU STUFF ABOUT WORLD WAR II, THAT’S
STUFF ABOUT WORLD WAR II, THAT’S PROBABLY A GOOD BOOKSTORE.
PROBABLY A GOOD BOOKSTORE. THAT’S MORE WHAT WE NEED TO
THAT’S MORE WHAT WE NEED TO START DOING ON THE INTERNET.
START DOING ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS HOW IT GREW.
THIS IS HOW IT GREW. PEOPLE HAD GOOD INTENTIONS
PEOPLE HAD GOOD INTENTIONS SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. PEOPLE HADDOCK INTENTIONS.
PEOPLE HADDOCK INTENTIONS. PEOPLE WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT
PEOPLE WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT POLITICS AND THEY GOT
POLITICS AND THEY GOT RADICALIZED OVER TIME BECAUSE
RADICALIZED OVER TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO SOLVE THAT
