While Jones boosted QAnon on his network, Corsi became InfoWars’ official liaison to the Q faithful. Corsi is one of the fathers of modern American conspiracy theories. He helped demolish John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign by smearing him with a group called “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth,” a group aimed at undermining Kerry’s reputation for heroism in the Vietnam War. Corsi was also one of the most outspoken promoters of “birtherism,” the idea that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and therefore not eligible to be president.
