Watch CNN highlight the QAnon takeover of the Republican Party

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Citation From the June 6, 2022, edition of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360

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DONIE O'SULLIVAN (CORRESPONDENT): One of the ways that we found you was you were on this list pulled together by the liberal group Media Matters. They identify you as a QAnon candidate. Are you a QAnon candidate?

DARLENE SWAFFAR: You know, I don't know anything about that. I have no idea what they're talking about. There's zero evidence. 

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O'SULLIVAN: Darlene Swaffar, who is running in Florida's 22nd Congressional District denies knowing anything about QAnon despite posts referencing the conspiracy theory on her social media. 

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O'SULLIVAN: They have a screenshot of you in a QAnon group, QAnon Great Awakening, where you say, "Your posts have inspired me to explore my run for Congress in 2020."

SWAFFAR: Yeah, I think we're definitely focused on uncovering the truth. We want to know what corruption's going on in our country. 

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