Significance of March 4 for QAnon supporters

Some of former US President Donald Trump’s followers, who believe in the QAnon conspiracy, think that he will return to power on March 4.

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As per some media reports, US Capitol Police believe that the group may be plotting to breach the Capitol again, following the events of January 6, when an armed mob of Trump supporters clashed with the police.

QAnon is a pro-Trump conspiracy theory that took shape around 2017 when an anonymous user called “Q” or “Q Clearance Patriot” started posting conspiracy theories. “Q” refers to a security clearance given by the US Department of Energy for access to top-secret information.

The followers of this movement believe that the world is being run by a cabal of paedophiles who worship Satan and that one of Trump’s aims as US President is to unmask the cabal and punish them. According to the conspiracy theorists, Trump is secretly preparing for a day of reckoning, “The Storm”, when members of the “deep state” will be executed.

The conspiracy theorists believe that Democrats such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and Hollywood actors Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey, are part of a global child sex-trafficking ring.