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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
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to exploit *ildr51 & has exp&$ to       
embrace virtually e popul> conspiracy   
!ory ( ! la/ sev]al decades1 f que/ion+ 
! tru? ab\t ! ,septemb] #aa? t]rori/    
attacks1 to believ+ 9 ali5 l&+s1 to d5y+
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foll[]s express anti-,semitic views1 & !
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movem5t's c5tral conspiracy !ory        
includes anti-,semitic elem5ts2 ,:]eas  
conspiracy !ories h be5 a c5tral driv] (
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conspiracy !ories are fann+ ! flames z  
anti-,semitism is on ! rise 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al    
,bureau ( ,inve/igation 7,,fbi7 has     
assess$ ) 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
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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
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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
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,bridge2  7#c7 a man 9 ,arizona arre/$ 9
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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 99 99 99     
fo/]+ anti-gov]nm5t s5tim5t1 racial &   
religi\s prejudice1 & increas+ political
 t5sions2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,combat+ 
,t]rorism ,c5t] at ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,milit>y ,academy at ,we/ ,po9t1 ,q,anon
 is arguably no long] simply a fr+e     
conspiracy !ory b an ideology t has     
demon/rat$ its capacity to radicalize to
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,:]eas ,facebook1 ,twitt]1 & ,google h  
remov$ or block$ ,q,anon gr\ps & cont5t 
f _! plat=ms = 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
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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>ization2 & ,:]eas our ,nation's     
pol>ization is fur!r acc5tuat$ by o!rs1 
f ! f> left to ! f> "r1 promot+ extreme 
ideologies & antigov]nm5t conspiracy    
!ories1 hijack+ legitimate peaceful     
prote/s1 & enc\rag+ foll[]s to damage1  
deface1 or v&alize local1 ,/ate1 &      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t prop]ties & to attack  
law en=cem5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns 
,q,anon & rejects ! conspiracy !ories x 
promotes2  7#b7 condemns all o!r gr\ps &

 ideologies1 f ! f> left to ! f> "r1 t  
contribute to ! spread ( unf\nd$        
conspiracy !ories & t enc\rage ,am]icans
 to de/roy public & private prop]ty &   
attack law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#c7       
enc\rages ! ,f$]al ,bureau (            
,inve/igation1 z well z all ,f$]al law  
en=cem5t & homel& security ag5cies1 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#d7      
enc\rages ! intellig5ce community to    
uncov] any =eign support1 assi/ance1 or 
onl9e amplification ,q,anon receives1 z 
well z any ,q,anon affiliations1        
coord9ation1 & contacts ) =eign extremi/
 organizations or gr\ps esp\s+ viol5ce2 
&  7#e7 urges all ,am]icans1 reg>dless (
 our beliefs or p>tisan affiliation1 to 
seek in=mation f au?oritative s\rces &  
to engage 9 political debate f a common 
factual f\ndation4  ,cl]k4