Against the backdrop of an exceptionally contentious presidential election season, Americans faced the deadliest public health catastrophe in a century, the most dire recession since the Great Depression, the worst California wildfires in recorded history, and a nationwide uprising for racial justice that exploded to the fore of the culture wars. This perfect storm of chaos did two things: It made everyday people like Alice more vulnerable—and it made disinformation peddlers like QAnon more powerful.
