Ron Watkins for Congress
Unraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it's causing, and what we should do about it.
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But for the QAnon influencer, and many within the conspiracy movement, the facts are only a minor detail compared to the scale of the war they believe they are fighting against everything from vaccine mandates, critical race theory, and gender politics in schools all across the country.For months now, QAnon influencers have been urging their followers to be more proactive in this battle and get involved at a local level. In most cases that means harassing and berating school boards, but increasingly, it also means joining them.Watkins’ harassment of the Scottsdale board mirrors similar attacks taking place across the country as part of a grassroots campaign by QAnon believers to wrest control back from what they see as the liberal elite. But not content with just publicly berating school board members, Watkins unveiled another weapon in the QAnon arsenal.During his speech, Watkins announced he was running for Congress, and was immediately ordered to stop speaking, because electioneering is not permitted at school board meetings in the district.
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The group is now preparing an all-out assault on school boards across the country, designed to tie up courts and bury officials in a never-ending avalanche of paperwork.
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