,,iv #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ajid ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,augu/ #be1 #bjbj,mr4 ,mal9[ski 7= himself & ,mr4 ,riggleman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,,resolution ,condemn+ ,q,anon & reject+ ! conspiracy !ories x promotes4 ,:]eas ?r\gh\t hi/ory1 conspiracy !ories t falsely blame secret cabals or m>g9aliz$ gr\ps = society's ills h fuel$ prejudice1 g5ocide1 & acts ( t]rorism2 ,:]eas ,q,anon is a movem5t promot+ a collection ( unf\nd$ conspiracy !ories t h spread widely on ! int]net s9ce #bjag2 ,:]eas ,q,anon initially alleg$ t prom95t ,am]icans are engag$ 9 a secret plot to control ! _w1 :ile us+ _! p[] to exploit *ildr51 & has exp&$ to embrace virtually e popul> conspiracy !ory ( ! la/ sev]al decades1 f que/ion+ ! ,k5n$y assass9ation1 to believ+ 9 ali5 l&+s1 to d5y+ ! safety ( vacc9es2 ,:]eas _m ,q,anon foll[]s express anti-,semitic views1 & ! ,anti-,defamation ,league has said t ! movem5t's c5tral conspiracy !ory includes anti-,semitic elem5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,,fbi has assess$ ) high confid5ce t fr+e political conspiracy !ories1 includ+ ,q,anon1 v likely motivate "s dome/ic extremi/s1 :olly or 9 "p1 to engage 9 crim9al or viol5t activity1 & t ^! conspiracy !ories v likely enc\rage ! t>get+ ( specific p1 places & organizations1 !reby increas+ ! likelihood ( viol5ce aga9/ ^! t>gets2 ,:]eas ! ,,fbi bases ?is assessm5t on ev5ts 9 :i* individuals committ$ crimes1 plott$ attacks1 or successfully c>ri$ out deadly viol5ce1 & :o--ei!r be=e or aft] _! arre/s--attribut$ _! actions to _! conspiratorial beliefs2 ,:]eas ,q,anon adh]5ts h be5 implicat$ 9 crimes t !y claim _! ,q,anon beliefs inspir$1 includ+-- 7#a7 a man arre/$ 9 #bjah = plott+ to plant a bomb 9 ! ,ill9ois ,capitol rotunda to make ,am]icans aw>e ( ! ,pizzagate conspiracy !ory2 7#b7 a man arre/$ 9 #bjah = us+ an armor$ c> to block traffic on ! ,hoov] ,dam ,bypass ,bridge2 7#c7 a man 9 ,arizona arre/$ 9 #bjai = v&aliz+ a ,ca?olic *ur*2 7#d7 a woman 9 ,colorado arre/$ 9 #bjai = plott+ an arm$ raid to kidnap h] *ild1 :o _h be5 tak5 f h] cu/ody2 7#e7 a man *>g$ ) ! murd] ( an organiz$ crime boss 9 ,new ,york 9 #bjai2 & 7#f7 a woman arre/$ 9 ,new ,york ) a c> full ( knives aft] po/+ a video accus+ ,joe ,bid5 ( p>ticipat+ 9 *ild sex traffick+ & ?reat5+ to kill him2 ,:]eas ! ,,fbi fur!r assesses t ^! conspiracy !ories v likely w em]ge1 spread & evolve 9 ! mod]n in=mation m>ketplace ''' fo/]+ anti-gov]nm5t s5tim5t1 racial & religi\s prejudice1 & increas+ political t5sions2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,combatt+ ,t]rorism ,c5t] at ! ,we/ ,po9t ,milit>y ,academy1 ,q,anon is arguably no long] simply a fr+e conspiracy !ory b an ideology t has demon/rat$ its capacity to radicalize to viol5ce individuals at an al>m+ spe$2 ,:]eas ,facebook1 ,twitt]1 & ,google h remov$ or block$ ,q,anon gr\ps & cont5t f _! plat=m = violat+ _! policies aga9/ mis9=mation1 bully+1 hate spee*1 & h>assm5t2 ,:]eas ,q,anon adh]5ts h be5 h>m+ legitimate ef=ts to combat *ild exploitation & sex traffick+1 includ+ by ov]:elm+ anti-traffick+ hotl9es ) false reports2 & ,:]eas ! conspiracy !ories promot$ by ,q,anon und]m9e tru/ 9 ,am]ica's democratic in/itutions1 enc\rage rejection ( objective reality1 & deep5 our ,nation's political pol>ization3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ,q,anon & rejects ! conspiracy !ories x promotes2 7#b7 enc\rages ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation & all ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cies to cont9ue to /r5g!n _! focus on prev5t+ viol5ce1 ?reats1 h>assm5t1 & o!r crim9al activity by extremi/s motivat$ by fr+e political conspiracy !ories2 & 7#c7 urges all ,am]icans1 reg>dless ( our beliefs or p>tisan affiliation1 to seek in=mation f au?oritative s\rces1 & to engage 9 political debate f a common factual f\ndation4