Seane Corn never thought her duties as yoga instructor would one day include warning people about the dangers of an international right-wing conspiracy theory. The Los Angeles yoga teacher is one of several high-profile Instagram influencers using their platforms to combat the rise of the QAnon conspiracy theory in wellness spaces. But it's also started gaining significant traction among people who are into wellness, yoga, spirituality and alternative medicine. "In the wellness community, there's often a lot of magical thinking," she said. (Jonathan Montpetit/CBC)Ali Breland, a reporter for Mother Jones who has been covering the overlap between QAnon and wellness, agrees.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2020 21:45 UTC