Two Men Identified As Authors Behind QAnon Discovered By Machine Learning

Two teams of forensic linguists have been working to track down the identity of Q, an anonymous writer claiming to be a government insider who has been fueling the conspiracy movement QAnon since 2017. The teams have used a machine learning program to identify two men as the potential origin of Q. This research was publicized in a New York Times report Saturday, and named South African software developer Paul Furber as the most likely person behind the very first Q posts. They also alleged that Furber collaborated with Ron Watkins to compose messages under the pseudonym. Furber and Watkins were already known as prominent figures in the movement before this material was released, and Watkins recently announced his intent to run for Congress in Arizona.