QAnon’s Home 8kun Is Imploding—and Q Has Gone Silent

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Trump lost, one of the administrators quit, and it’s far from clear who’s in charge.

Published Nov. 12 2020 4:58AM EST

For regulars on the internet forum 8kun, Election Day was supposed to be a revelation. President Donald Trump would win in a landslide, maybe sweeping all 50 states, in a glorious victory foretold by 8kun’s most famous user: the anonymous personality known as Q.

Instead, Trump

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QAnon’s Home 8kun Is Imploding—and Q Has Gone Silent

Trump lost, one of the administrators quit, and it’s far from clear who’s in charge.

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