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Un partisan de Donald Trump, vu portant une chemise QAnon, se confronte à des officiers de la police du Capitole devant la salle du Sénat. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

QAnon et l’assaut du Capitole : l’effet réel des théories du complot en ligne

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

Les théories du complot diffusées en ligne sont à la base des mensonges de Donald Trump sur sa défaite aux élections américaines. Leurs conséquences dans le monde réel ont éclaté au grand jour.
A supporter of President Donald Trump, seen wearing a QAnon shirt, is confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber during the invasion of the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

QAnon and the storm of the U.S. Capitol: The offline effect of online conspiracy theories

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

Conspiracy theories spread online are the backbone of Donald Trump’s falsehoods about his loss in the U.S. election. The real world consequences of those conspiracies have now exploded.
Des partisans du mouvement QAnon manifestent contre les mesures prises par le gouvernement roumain pour empêcher la propagation de la Covid-19, lors d'un rassemblement à Bucarest en août. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

QAnon est banni de Facebook, mais la bataille contre les théories du complot n'est pas gagnée

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

Facebook et YouTube tentent d’arrêter la propagation des conspirations QAnon, mais les membres de la communauté ont trouvé de nouvelles façons de promouvoir de fausses théories sur les médias sociaux.
Romanian supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theories shout slogans against the government’s measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections, like wearing a face mask, during a rally in Bucharest in August. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Facebook, YouTube moves against QAnon are only a first step in the battle against dangerous conspiracy theories

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

Facebook and YouTube have brought in measures to stop the spread of dangerous QAnon conspiracies, but members of the Q community have found new ways to promote false theories on social media.
A man holds a sign that reads ‘Q-Nited We Stand’ during a gun-rights rally held in Seattle in 2018. The QAnon community has moved from the fringes of the internet to mainstream politics in less than three years. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

QAnon conspiracy theory followers step out of the shadows and may be headed to Congress

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

Believers of QAnon fringe conspiracy theories have moved into the mainstream political arena, including several who will be running as Republican candidates in the U.S. elections this fall.
QAnon, which fans the flames of wild and dangerous conspiracy theories, is being incorporated into some fringe religious movements. Photo Illustration/The Conversation

The Church of QAnon: Will conspiracy theories form the basis of a new religious movement?

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

The QAnon movement that’s based on conspiracy theories is now being used by some charismatic Christians as a way to interpret the Bible. It’s a dangerous mix of religion and false information.
Une prière pendant le service religieux à la Center Arena, le 5 avril 2020, à Orlando, en Floride. L'église continue de rassembler des foules malgré la pandémie de coronavirus. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP

Les prêcheurs au temps de la Covid‑19 : Complots, combat spirituel et remèdes miracles

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University and André Gagné, Concordia University

Des idées religieuses peuvent réconforter ceux qui cherchent à donner un sens à cette pandémie. Cependant, certains dirigeants religieux se servent de la crise et posent un risque à la santé publique.
Followers of the QAnon movement, shown here at a 2018 rally in Pennsylvania for President Donald Trump, use social platforms to spread conspiracy theories. False information from the QAnon community about the coronavirus pandemic is a public health hazard. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

QAnon conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic are a public health threat

Marc-André Argentino, Concordia University

QAnon refers to the online community that believes in conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and the so-called deep state, and is spreading harmful misinformation about COVID-19.
La ville de Deir Ezzor à l'est de la Syrie a été prise d'assaut en novembre dans une opération militaire contre Daech. L'organisation perd du terrain dans la région mais tente de l'étendre sur internet. AFP

Les « cours virtuels » de Daech, outils de fidélisation

André Gagné, Concordia University and Marc-André Argentino

Pour raffermir l’identité et la détermination de Daech, les membres influents de sa communauté numérique proposent des cours et de la propagande radicale en ligne.
A nine-year-old boy plays on his damaged street in Mosul, Iraq in this July 2017 photo. U.S.-backed forces have wrested Mosul from the Islamic State, and the terrorist group lost Raqqa, in northern Syria, last month. Nonetheless the Islamic State is using virtual information sessions to keep its members committed to the cause. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

How the Islamic State uses ‘virtual lessons’ to build loyalty

André Gagné, Concordia University and Marc-André Argentino

Despite the fact that the Islamic State is on the run, the terrorist group still manages to inspire, motivate and maintain the social identity and cohesion of its members. Here’s how.

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