FILE PHOTO: A sticker that references the QAnon slogan is seen on a truck that participated in a caravan convoy in Adairsville, Georgia, U.S. September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many phrases associated with QAnon have largely disappeared from mainstream social media, mostly because of the platforms' "belated efforts" to crack down on the conspiracy theory, researchers at a U.S. think tank said on Wednesday.
QAnon is a baseless, sprawling set of beliefs that first arose from anonymous Web postings by "Q", who claimed to have insider knowledge of former President Donald Trump's administration, and later took on a life of their own.
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