An algorithm-based stylometric approach provides new evidence to identify the authors of QAnon conspiracy theories

Source: PR Newswire

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — QAnon has spread conspiracy theories to an unprecedentedly large audience. Its thousands of online messages have popularized narratives such as the existence of a child-trafficking deep state. Recently, it inspired a series of violent attacks and was listed as a terrorist threat by the FBI. The Swiss company OrphAnalytics just published an analysis of all messages posted by Q. Its patented technology aims at identifying authors of written documents. It has found two individual signals within the corpus of Q messages. Its new study contributes to revealing the origins and the persons behind one of the most impactful conspiracy theories in recent times.

“Our results very strongly suggest the existence of two different authors behind Q,” says Claude Alain Roten, OrphAnalytics’ CEO and co-founder. “Moreover, these distinct signatures clearly correspond to separate periods in time and different online forums.”

A former geneticist trained at Harvard and the University of Lausanne, Roten has derived his text analysis approach from computational genomics. While conventional stylometry relies on the interpretation of words, content, or syntax, OrphAnalytics technology is entirely based on algorithmic analyses. It compares frequencies of character patterns to bring out individual signatures, regardless of the text meaning. Experts at the company have provided compelling pieces of evidence in several legal affairs in Europe and are collaborating with the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Lausanne.

OrphAnalytics analysts have skimmed through the entire corpus of Q posts known as “Q drops”. They cleaned the 4952 messages from any content deprived of individual syntax: lists, greetings, quotes from personalities, and messages shorter than 50 characters. Then, they fed the resulting elements to their software.

The analysis shows that the first period of Q messages clearly bears a distinct individual signature from the rest. These seminal messages appear on the 4chan web forum, from October 28^th to December 1^st, 2017. After that, another author takes over QAnon on another forum, named 8chan. The signal difference is strong enough to leave very little doubt on this author’s swap.

The second and longest period — from Dec.1 2017 to Nov. 13, 2020 — shows a single signature with a slight evolution over time. While it is not impossible that a few other persons have mixed their voices in these +4700 messages, the signal is overall very consistent and points to a single author, says Roten.

“The next step is to contribute putting a name on QAnon by comparing these signatures to those of the usual suspects,” says Roten. “To do that, we gather and cure written material from these persons to compare it with Q messages.” Recent investigations point to a handful of potential authors behind Q messages, most notably the owner of 8chan forum Jim Watkins. “Tracing back the history of QAnon is important. It could help to understand how and why a baseless and outlandish theory, initially destined to a few isolated hackers, ended up having such a broad social and political impact.”

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11/4/15 – Victoria Racimo, director of One Day, a film chronicling the life of racing champion Our Mims and the Thoroughbred retirement sanctuary that bears her name (which was founded by Jeanne Mirabito).  Listen HERE.

Victoria Raquel Racimo, passed away on November 29th in Williamsburg, VA. Her life had been an expression of bountiful talent demonstrated in a career as an actor, director, writer, and producer. Born to show business parents, she grew up behind and on the stage, landing her first major role on Broadway in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song”. Schooled as a classical pianist at Juilliard, she traveled to the Soviet Union with select musicians to showcase gifted American youth. She later attended Columbia University before moving to Los Angeles in her early 20s.

In Hollywood from the late ’60s through the ’90s, Racimo’s Filipino-Irish beauty and talent drew acting offers alongside Charleston Heston (“Mountain Men”), Don Johnson (“The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart”), and George C. Scott (“Day of the Dolphin), among many. She is often remembered for her performance in “Prophecy,” John Frankenheimer’s horror Sci-Fi film with Talia Shire and “Ernest Goes to Camp” with Jim Varney.

Racimo’s real love was writing, directing, and producing. She created two animation specials, was Executive Producer of the HBO film “Casi Casi”, and co-wrote “Blue Moon,” a children’s book and interactive app based on a story by singer Alicia Keys. Commissioned by the State of Virginia, Victoria wrote and directed the original drama “Journey of Destiny” in celebration of America’s 400th Anniversary at Jamestown. A passionate supporter of equine welfare and rescue, she wrote and directed the documentary, “One Day”, about Our Mims Retirement Haven in Kentucky. The film won Best Director in the Equus Film Festival in NYC. In 2017, she co-wrote “All the King’s Horses” (Regnery), which describes Elvis Presley’s little-known equestrian life.

Victoria spent a lifetime originating, nurturing, and supporting creative work. Her infectious humor, incisive intelligence, and deep commitment to people and ideas, engendered mutual respect within her profession and abiding love among her many, many friends. Learn more about Victoria’s legacy at www.victoriaracimo.com.

A 10/13/2020 article by Diane Herbst in People states “Trump administration officials have denied that they systematically carried out a policy of separating migrant children — including infants and toddlers — from their parents or adult family members who had arrived at the southern border to enter the country illegally.

But a draft of a forthcoming report by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, obtained by The New York Times and NBC News, indicates they were not telling the truth.” 

“The policy, in place until a federal judge ordered the end of the practice on June 26, 2018, resulted in the separation of more than 4,200 children since 2017, according to the ACLU, which has filed lawsuits to stop family separations.

The youngest child was 4 months old, according to the Times.”

“…some medical experts were calling the separations ‘child abuse’ while the United Nations declared the practice was illegal, violating the children’s human rights.”

Taking a baby away from it’s mother at 4 months old?

Did this Make America Great Again?

The Nazis separated children from their families and the trauma lasted a lifetime. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/18/separation-children-parents-families-us-border-trump

How could ANY mother vote to re-elect President Trump?

How could ANY Latino vote to re-elect President Trump?