Jones, the founder and chief executive of the research group and a social science researcher with decades of experience, said he never expected to be dealing with serious survey questions about whether powerful American institutions were controlled by devil-worshiping, sex-trafficking pedophiles. The convoluted mythology could influence the midterm elections this year, with dozens of candidates for national office expressing at least some support of QAnon. QAnon adherents, including one known as the QAnon Shaman, have been connected to violent crimes and to last year’s Capitol riot. Forensic linguists have also tried to unmask and defang the anonymous author who signed online messages as Q. But it has persisted despite that and despite efforts by tech platforms to staunch its spread. Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, QAnon was expected to be hobbled without him. The conspiracy theory was amplified and spread on social media.Īfter Mr. Trump also figured in the conspiracy theory as someone who was recruited by top military officials to use his presidency against the shadowy liberal cabal. considers to be a potential terrorist threat, centers on an anonymous author whose online messages, signed Q, fueled the spread of the reality-warping ideology. The survey covered more than 19,000 respondents and was conducted across the country throughout 2021. At the same time, the percentage of people who rejected QAnon falsehoods shrank to 34 percent in October from 40 percent in March.
^ Why Gay Pride Celebrations In Uganda Were Discreet, by Gregory Warner, at WBUR-FM/ National Public Radio published Augretrieved July 3, 2014.^ Interview with civil society activist: Pepe Julian Onziemam, at published retrieved July 3, 2014.^ LGBTI - making love a crime, at Amnesty International USA published Jretrieved July 3, 2014.^ 2012 Clinton Global Citizen Awards Archived at the Wayback Machine, at the Clinton Global Initiative published 2012 retrieved July 3, 2014.^ When Elephants Fight, the Grass Suffers: Interview with Gay Rights Activist Pepe Julian Onziema, by Daniella Zalcman, at the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting published Apretrieved July 3, 2014.Onziema initially identified as lesbian, and now lives as a trans man. Stonewall selected Onziema as Hero of the Year in 2014.
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In 2014, he was interviewed by John Oliver on the American television series Last Week Tonight about the human rights situation for LGBT people in Uganda.
In 2013, Pepe was shortlisted for the David Kato Vision and Voice Award, an award in honour of his murdered friend and colleague, and fellow advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda, David Kato. The interview itself was uploaded to the internet and became the subject of various internet memes. The interview later turned into a wild dispute when pastor and anti-gay activist Martin Ssempa came into the show trying to discredit Onziema, with fruits and vegetables, while shouting in both English and Luganda over the moderator. In 2012, he was invited on the Ugandan television show Morning Breeze hosted by Simon Kaggwa Njala, to join a debate about sexual minorities and their situation in Uganda. He has since participated in organizing LGBT pride celebrations in Uganda. He began his human rights work in 2003, which has twice led to his arrest. In 2012, he was named a Global Citizen by the Clinton Global Initiative for his work in human rights advocacy. Pepe Julian Onziema (born November 30, 1980) is a Ugandan LGBT rights and human rights activist. Program Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda