Part 1 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In November of 2016, amidst a monumental presidential election, WikiLeaks obtained 20,000 private emails from former White House Chief of Staff, John Podesta, and released them to the public. A handful of the emails contained references to various foods such as pizza. Seemingly innocent, but little did anyone know that it would spark the beginning of one of the biggest conspiracy movements of all time, destabilize the political climate of the United States, and eventually result a massive riot at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. -- Join our brand new Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew -- Additional incidental music credits: D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com The Deadboy Detectives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices