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* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q. [[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
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* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q. [[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
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* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q.[[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
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* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q. [[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
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* TheExile: Fred is forced to flee the Philippines after Jim has him accused of cyberlibel due to fear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]]. As of this writing, he still hasn't returned to the Philippines, but his arrest warrant has been suspended.
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* TheExile: Fred is forced to flee the Philippines ConspiracyTheorist: [=QAnon=] ends up becoming a hub for these types after Jim has him accused Pizzagate occurs, with the site doing nothing to try and dispel the absurdity of cyberlibel the claims and allowing free discussion of it on its boards.
* ContentWarnings: Warnings are included for explicit content, due tofear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]]. As of this writing, he still hasn't returned to the Philippines, but his arrest warrant has been suspended.several episodes featuring pornographic content shared on image boards.
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* HopeSpot: It looks like things might turn for the better when [=8Chan=] is finally shut down... only for Watkins to bring it back as [=8kun=], none the worse for wear.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Frederick Brennan, the founder of [=8chan=] was initially friends with site owner Jim Watkins and his son Rob Watkins, even moving over to the Phillippines as part of an agreement for giving him site ownership, and being allowed to step down from the site while still working with the two on other projects. Over time, though, their friendship frays due to the increasingly far-right direction [=8chan=] heads toward, with Fred eventually severing ties after Jim apparently visited his house and berated Fred for wanting to take time off. Things only got worse as [=QAnon=] started picking up steam, with Fred getting extremely angry at Jim for doing nothing to stop its spread. Fred's efforts get the site taken down and Jim's efforts to get Fred arrested for cyberlibel have ensured that this friendship is truly dead.
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* SelfImposedExile: Fred ends up having to leave the Phillippines pretty effectively forever after fleeing the country to avoid being arrested for cyberlibel.[[note]]Fred left because he feared he wouldn't survive [[HellholePrison the prison he'd have been detained at prior to his trial, both due to conditions and]] [[PariahPrisoner being afflicted with brittle bone disease]].
* SoundtrackDissonance: The end of the documentary features footage of the January 6 2021 US Capitol Riot accompanied with cheery music. It's jarring, to say the least.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Frederick Brennan, the founder of [=8chan=] was initially friends with site owner Jim Watkins and his son Rob Watkins, even moving over to the Phillippines as part of an agreement for giving him site ownership, and being allowed to step down from the site while still working with the two on other projects. Over time, though, their friendship frays due to the increasingly far-right direction [=8chan=] heads toward, with Fred eventually severing ties after Jim apparently visited his house and berated Fred for wanting to take time off. Things only got worse as [=QAnon=] started picking up steam, with Fred getting extremely angry at Jim for doing nothing to stop its spread. Fred's efforts get the site taken down and Jim's efforts to get Fred arrested for cyberlibel have ensured that this friendship is trulydead.dead.
* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q.[[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
* SoundtrackDissonance: The end of the documentary features footage of the January 6 2021 US Capitol Riot accompanied with cheery music. It's jarring, to say the least.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Frederick Brennan, the founder of [=8chan=] was initially friends with site owner Jim Watkins and his son Rob Watkins, even moving over to the Phillippines as part of an agreement for giving him site ownership, and being allowed to step down from the site while still working with the two on other projects. Over time, though, their friendship frays due to the increasingly far-right direction [=8chan=] heads toward, with Fred eventually severing ties after Jim apparently visited his house and berated Fred for wanting to take time off. Things only got worse as [=QAnon=] started picking up steam, with Fred getting extremely angry at Jim for doing nothing to stop its spread. Fred's efforts get the site taken down and Jim's efforts to get Fred arrested for cyberlibel have ensured that this friendship is truly
* WhamLine: During the final episode, while being interviewed by Hoback, while Rob Watkins mentions all the things he's done since [=QAnon=] took off, he states that done many of them before, "''just not as Q''", all but confirming that he is Q.[[note]]After the documentary was finished, further research indicates that Q was a collective identity, with the first Q specualted as being Website/4Chan admin Paul Furber, who passed the role onto Watkins.[[/note]]
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* TheExile: Fred becomes this ([[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample becomes what?]]) after Jim has him accused of cyberlibel due to fear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]].
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* TheExile: Fred becomes this ([[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample becomes what?]]) is forced to flee the Philippines after Jim has him accused of cyberlibel due to fear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]].disease[[/note]]. As of this writing, he still hasn't returned to the Philippines, but his arrest warrant has been suspended.
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* TheExile: Fred becomes this ([[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample becomes what?]]) after Jim has him accused of cyberlibel due to fear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]].
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* FrivolousLawsuit: {{Discussed|Trope}} and {{Subverted|Trope}} -- it's noted that Jim Watkin's accusation of cyberlibel against Fred would get thrown out in an US Court, but the Phillippines has different laws than the US and takes the claim more seriously.
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* TheAtoner: Fred, after seeing just what [=8chan=] turned into, devoted his life to try and get the site shut down.
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* TheExile: Fred becomes this after Jim has him accused of cyberlibel due to fear for his life[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and, ignoring how poor the conditions of the detention center he'd be sent, worried that he'd become a PariahPrisoner due to his disease[[/note]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fredrick Brennan, creator of [=8chan=], came to regret founding the site after it became a hub of alt-right activity, and spent many years trying to get it taken down for good.
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* JustInTime: As revealed by Hoback, Brennan's arrest warrant was printed just ''seconds'' after their plane to the US took off.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fredrick Brennan, creator of [=8chan=], came to regret founding the site after it became a hub of alt-right activity, and spent many years trying to get it taken down forgood.good.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Frederick Brennan, the founder of [=8chan=] was initially friends with site owner Jim Watkins and his son Rob Watkins, even moving over to the Phillippines as part of an agreement for giving him site ownership, and being allowed to step down from the site while still working with the two on other projects. Over time, though, their friendship frays due to the increasingly far-right direction [=8chan=] heads toward, with Fred eventually severing ties after Jim apparently visited his house and berated Fred for wanting to take time off. Things only got worse as [=QAnon=] started picking up steam, with Fred getting extremely angry at Jim for doing nothing to stop its spread. Fred's efforts get the site taken down and Jim's efforts to get Fred arrested for cyberlibel have ensured that this friendship is truly dead.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fredrick Brennan, creator of [=8chan=], came to regret founding the site after it became a hub of alt-right activity, and spent many years trying to get it taken down for
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Frederick Brennan, the founder of [=8chan=] was initially friends with site owner Jim Watkins and his son Rob Watkins, even moving over to the Phillippines as part of an agreement for giving him site ownership, and being allowed to step down from the site while still working with the two on other projects. Over time, though, their friendship frays due to the increasingly far-right direction [=8chan=] heads toward, with Fred eventually severing ties after Jim apparently visited his house and berated Fred for wanting to take time off. Things only got worse as [=QAnon=] started picking up steam, with Fred getting extremely angry at Jim for doing nothing to stop its spread. Fred's efforts get the site taken down and Jim's efforts to get Fred arrested for cyberlibel have ensured that this friendship is truly dead.
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* ItsPersonal: Fred takes the descent of [=8chan=] into a hub for [=QAnon=] extremely negatively, to the point he outright calls his former friend and current [=8chan=] owner Jim Watkins "senile" over his actions with the site, and outright moved to prevent Watkins from becoming a citizen of the Phillippines. In turn, Watkins files a suit to have Fred tried for cyberlibel, which would effectively be a death sentence for Fred[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and knew he would be detained in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_Bicutan_Detention_Center Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center]], which has notoriously poor conditions]], forcing him to flee the country.
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* ItsPersonal: Fred takes the descent of [=8chan=] into a hub for [=QAnon=] extremely negatively, to the point he outright calls his former friend and current [=8chan=] owner Jim Watkins "senile" over his actions with the site, and outright moved to prevent Watkins from becoming a citizen of the Phillippines. In turn, Watkins files a suit to have Fred tried for cyberlibel, which would effectively be a death sentence for Fred[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and knew he would be detained in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_Bicutan_Detention_Center Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center]], which has notoriously poor conditions]], conditions[[/note]], forcing him to flee the country.
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''Q: Into The Storm'' is a 2021 Documentary following the rise of the Conspiracy Theory Q-Anon. It was released on ''Creator/HBOMax'' on March 21, 2021.
The series follows Cullen Hoback as he chronicles the rise of Q-Anon, trying to unravel how it began, how it took shape, who pushed it into the spotlight, and ultimately, who is Q?
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* DrivingQuestion: "Who is Q?" In every episode, Cullen tries to determine who Q is, with his research leading him to almost half a dozen people. [[spoiler:A slip of the tongue heavily implies it's Rob Watkins]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [=8Chan=] was initially created by Fred just to be an image board to discuss whatever people wnated. It ended up becoming the home of one of the largest conspiracy theories in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens and The New Twenties.
* ItsPersonal: Fred takes the descent of [=8chan=] into a hub for [=QAnon=] extremely negatively, to the point he outright calls his former friend and current [=8chan=] owner Jim Watkins "senile" over his actions with the site, and outright moved to prevent Watkins from becoming a citizen of the Phillippines. In turn, Watkins files a suit to have Fred tried for cyberlibel, which would effectively be a death sentence for Fred[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and knew he would be detained in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_Bicutan_Detention_Center Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center]], which has notoriously poor conditions]], forcing him to flee the country.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fredrick Brennan, creator of [=8chan=], came to regret founding the site after it became a hub of alt-right activity, and spent many years trying to get it taken down for good.
The series follows Cullen Hoback as he chronicles the rise of Q-Anon, trying to unravel how it began, how it took shape, who pushed it into the spotlight, and ultimately, who is Q?
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* DrivingQuestion: "Who is Q?" In every episode, Cullen tries to determine who Q is, with his research leading him to almost half a dozen people. [[spoiler:A slip of the tongue heavily implies it's Rob Watkins]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [=8Chan=] was initially created by Fred just to be an image board to discuss whatever people wnated. It ended up becoming the home of one of the largest conspiracy theories in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens and The New Twenties.
* ItsPersonal: Fred takes the descent of [=8chan=] into a hub for [=QAnon=] extremely negatively, to the point he outright calls his former friend and current [=8chan=] owner Jim Watkins "senile" over his actions with the site, and outright moved to prevent Watkins from becoming a citizen of the Phillippines. In turn, Watkins files a suit to have Fred tried for cyberlibel, which would effectively be a death sentence for Fred[[note]]Fred has brittle bone disease and knew he would be detained in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_Bicutan_Detention_Center Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center]], which has notoriously poor conditions]], forcing him to flee the country.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fredrick Brennan, creator of [=8chan=], came to regret founding the site after it became a hub of alt-right activity, and spent many years trying to get it taken down for good.
