{"product_id":"trust-the-plan-the-rise-of-qanon-and-the-conspiracy-that-reshaped-the-world-9780008466770","title":"Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Reshaped the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Will Sommer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Detailed and impeccably researched. Eye-opening' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Punchy and well-reported. Sommer is the perfect person to tell this story'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHow did a conspiracy theory reshape global politics? How did it tear families apart, inspire an insurrection and convince millions that a shadowy cabal was hellbent on eating children, and only Donald Trump could stop them?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the 6th of January, 2021 thousands of Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol. Their banners read, Trust the Plan, a reference to an alarming conspiracy theory that had gained unstoppable momentum over the last four years: these were followers of QAnon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoding online clues from a mysterious figure – who has claimed to be a high-level government insider – QAnon adherents believe that Donald Trump has been anointed by God to stop a depraved deep state government, that sexually abuse, kill, and eat children. But QAnon has also become a broad church of out-there beliefs, offering a welcoming community to anti-vaxxers, flat earthers, eugenicists and white nationalists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith first hand access to the leading figures in the movement, investigative journalist Will Sommer unpacks the bizarre story of how a post from one of the darkest corners of the internet, became a belief system for millions; how politicians cozied up to extremists; how an unwavering trust in these ideas tore apart families, caused a mafia boss’s assassination, and threatened democracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTrust the Plan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a timely and essential look on how the internet radicalised our politics, and how millions were convinced to believe the unbelievable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45848191697047,"sku":"9780008466770","price":1139.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780008466770.webp?v=1769297662","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/trust-the-plan-the-rise-of-qanon-and-the-conspiracy-that-reshaped-the-world-9780008466770","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}