- Followers of the online conspiracy were seen in the audience at President Trump's Tampa rally, waving signs and wearing t-shirts
- QAnon perpetuates talk of a 'deep state'
- It launched the Pizzagate plot that claimed without evidence top Democrats were running a pedophilia ring
- Trump did not acknowledge the group or its followers in his remarks
- He has talked about a 'deep red state' and conspiracies in the past
Followers of QAnon were spotted at President Donald Trump's rally in Tampa on Tuesday night, wearing t-shirts and waving signs that read 'we are Q' and indicating the online conspiracy theorists are moving from the internet to the campaign trail.
The QAnon conspiracy theories - said to be started by someone in the Trump administration although that has not been proven - has perpetuated talk of a 'deep red' state and launched the Pizzagate plot that claimed without evidence top Democrats were running a pedophilia ring.
Scattered throughout the audience in the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall were Trump supporters showing their support for QAnon.
Followers of the online conspiracy were seen in the audience at President Trump's Tampa rally
Followers held up signs during the rally as Trump listens to gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis speak
Trump did not acknowledge the group in his remarks
One man and woman wore matching white T-shirts with the YouTube logo inside a giant 'Q.' The video website came under criticism this week for becoming a platform for the conspiracy theories, who used the site's facilities to spread baseless claims that some Hollywood celebrities are pedophiles.
The rally also had a thread on 8chan, an anonymous image board also known as Infinitechan or Infinitychan, The Washington Post reported.
'Pray Trump mentions Q!' one supporter wrote.
The president did not acknowledge the group or its followers in his remarks but he has touted conspiracy theories in the past, such as his claim that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and how he tried to tie Sen. Ted Cruz's father to the man who assassinated President John Kennedy.
