(Twelve per cent of independents and 7 per cent of Democrats were categorised as QAnon believers.) Which means that just 1 in 5 Republicans fully rejected the premises of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Overlaying the share of poll respondents who expressed belief in its core principles over the country’s total population, “that’s more than 30 million people”, he said. Among respondents who preferred Fox News above other sources, 18 per cent were QAnon believers. Those who expressed belief in QAnon’s premises were also far more likely than others to say they believe in other conspiracy theories, the poll found.

Source: The Irish Times May 28, 2021 09:44 UTC