Stiller’s journey to QAnon was typical among Steinbart’s followers. She had been researching conspiracy theories online for years, so when QAnon appeared it wasn’t a huge step for her to believe that, too. Stiller cast her QAnon beliefs in mystical terms. Q’s story, she said, proved that “dark forces” were keeping humanity in a “consciousness prison.” Stiller drew a clear line between her life before and after she discovered conspiracy theories. “I never really came back,” she said.
