Swiss text sleuths unpick mystery of QAnon origins


Swiss startup OrphAnalytics staff with a laptop using the text analysis software. The mysterious ‘Q’ behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss text analysis experts. — AFP

The mysterious “Q” behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss experts.

Swiss startup OrphAnalytics said it had used its algorithm-based machine-learning text analysis software, developed to detect plagiarism, to help crack the mystery behind QAnon.

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