In the first days of the pandemic, QAnon users on Twitter spread a rumor that talk show host Oprah Winfrey had been arrested and charged with abusing children. They focused on a supposed bulge in Winfrey’s pants leg during an interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, claiming it was proof that Winfrey was wearing an ankle monitor after being arrested by Q’s allies. Oprah is a witch and was part of a child sex trafficking cult, one Twitter user wrote, in a typical post about Winfrey. The claims against Winfrey were ridiculous. But QAnon users were able to use their presence on Twitter to
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