An anonymous user who signs their posts as Q and claims to be a high-level member of the federal government makes cryptic posts on the far-right internet forum 8chan/8kun. Dedicated believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory mine those posts for clues about an alleged master plan by President Donald Trump to take down his “deep state" opponents and pedophilia rings supposedly linked to celebrities and politicians. It has been linked to multiple instances of violence and was flagged as domestic terrorism threat by the FBI.

Sidney Powell is a conservative attorney who led Donald Trump’s team in his failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Curt Schilling is a former Red Sox pitcher who worked for ESPN as an analyst for 6 years until he was fired in 2016 for a transphobic tweet. He joined Breitbart News in October 2016 and hosted The Curt Schilling Podcast. He is scheduled to host The Curt Schilling Baseball Show for OutKick, a Fox Corporation outlet, beginning in February 2023.

Liz Crokin is a major amplifier of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory and has also pushed conspiracy theories about the death of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich. Crokin called the 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada, mass shooting a “false flag.”

Founded by Canadian tech entrepreneur Chris Pavlovski in 2013 and backed by various high-profile right-wing figures, Rumble plays an important role in the alternative digital infrastructure that caters to the extreme right, including far-right figures that have been banned on mainstream platforms for misinformation and hate speech. The platform is rife with QAnon content and other dangerous conspiracy theories, harmful medical misinformation, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ hate speech, and white nationalist and antisemitic rhetoric.