President Trump has long been a conspiracy theorist, and he has long been prone to angry tweetstorms. He has trafficked in the Obama-birther conspiracy theory, too. The user has promoted both the QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories. The tweet: Retweeting Jack PosobiecThe background: Posobiec, who is now a host for One America News, has driven a number of high-profile conspiracy theories in recent years. The tweet: A conspiracy theory that the United Kingdom was “baiting” the United States into taking a hard line against Russia by somehow fomenting the Russia election interference story.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 14:06 UTC