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There was this dark energy this whole time that was constantly reminding us,

no, you need to be paranoid, don't trust anyone.

So for I would say at least a year,

hyper paranoid, and she's breaking you down

on levels that I didn't even realize until,

like, it had become normal to me to not trust anyone. Welcome to Wasn't a cult? I'm Liz Aikuzi.

And I'm Tyler Meissom.

Look, if you don't know already, Wasn't a cult is a podcast, obviously, you're listening to it, that features individuals who

are in and out of cults, retelling their story.

And we do it with some levity because, well, cults are really ridiculous guys I mean let's be

they're funny they can be funny and today's episode dives into one of the most

notorious and perhaps dangerous modern day cults ever. A movement that uses the internet to recruit,

spread conspiracy, and promises its followers the quote real truth. We're

not talking about Facebook, circa 2016. We're not talking about Facebook, Circa 2016. We're talking about QAnon.

Yes, everyone has all heard of QAnon, but today's guest Ashley takes us deeper

through the how, the why, and the what of Qenon.

Like many, the pandemic was the catalyst of her descent into this totally bizarre world.

This is a cult that spread like wildfire across the globe, pulling in people from all walks of life.

Now many ask, how does someone go from simply questioning their local government to believing

that lizard people are secretly controlling the White House.

Or that a secret kabal of pizza shop owners are running a global child trafficking ring.

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