Boosted by QAnon and mainstream conservatives, satanic panic spreads online and through local communities

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Boosted by QAnon and mainstream conservatives, satanic panic spreads online and through local communities

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alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA

Politics • 1 year ago

Baseless accusations are branding people as satanist pedophiles at the speed of the internet — just ask a GOP prosecutor who recently lost re-election.

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One segment of far-righters here in Finland parrots QAnon talking points. If they try to raise a satanic panic, it’s the 90s all over again.

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