{"id":48605,"date":"2021-03-16T15:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=48605"},"modified":"2021-03-23T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:34:45","slug":"stern-interviewed-on-qanon-and-online-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2021\/03\/16\/stern-interviewed-on-qanon-and-online-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"Stern Interviewed on QAnon and Online Extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Biden says the attack on the Electoral Vote count by a pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol was an \u201cunprecedented assault\u201d on US democracy; BU\u2019s Rachel Meade agrees. (Photo by AP\/John Minchillo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jessica Stern<\/a>, Research Professor at the\u00a0<\/span>Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies<\/a> at Boston University, was interviewed by\u00a0ABC 7 News Chicago<\/em><\/a> on the increase of women being lured in to extremist groups like QAnon during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the story says, Stern and other educators claim isolation and excessive screen time during the past year created opportunities for QAnon and other extremist groups to lure in more people.<\/span><\/p>\n

In conjunction with it’s baseless claim that “that former President Donald Trump is fighting a Satan-worshipping network of cannibalistic pedophiles that includes Democratic politicians and Hollywood actors,” Stern pointed out how QAnon cast a wide net of appear by hijacking the “save the children movement.” According to her, this allowed the group to attract people who might otherwise not be drawn in to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The full news segment can be viewed below.<\/p>\n