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Ashley Vanderbilt, 27, started believing in the QAnon conspiracy theory last fall. After Inauguration Day, the South Carolina mom started to question the fringe group's beliefs. In an interview with Insider, she described her transformation from a QAnon fanatic to a potential Democrat voter.
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On the day of President Joe Biden's inauguration, 27-year-old Ashley Vanderbilt was glued to her television screen. The stay-at-home mom from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - a devoted follower of the QAnon conspiracy theory - was awaiting an explosive event. "I was convinced that we were going to have a blackout and the emergency broadcasting system would go off," she told Insider. "Joe Biden, the politicians there, the Hollywood elites, they would all be arrested."
Vanderbilt stocked up on groceries, filled her car up with gas, and prepared herself for the advent of 'The Storm.' The Storm is the day on which many QAnon followers expected former President Donald Trump to miraculously hold onto power, arrest liberal elites, and execute those considered to be traitors. QAnon forums had predicted that following the deadly US Capitol insurrection, the prophesized reckoning would occur on Inauguration Day.
"When Kamala Harris was sworn in, I started to get a little nervous," Vanderbilt told Insider. She then watched horrified as Biden, to her disbelief, was sworn into office. "I started crying, the tears were flowing, I couldn't stop," Vanderbilt said. 'I was wrong'
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Vanderbilt is now hoping to "create a bridge of understanding" with current QAnon followers. The former QAnon believer wants people to know that there are other options.
"I'd tell current QAnon followers that whenever they're ready to explore other options and seek out alternative answers that there's a huge support system and a lot of encouragement to be given," she added. "They need to know that it's OK and it's actually safe out here," Vanderbilt said. She hopes that people who have fallen down the rabbit hole will be treated with "empathy." "I've been where they are and as much as everything seems true," she told Insider. "It's not."
Ashley Vanderbilt, 27, started believing in the QAnon conspiracy theory last fall. After Inauguration Day, the South Carolina mom started to question the fringe group's beliefs. In an interview with Insider, she described her transformation from a QAnon fanatic to a potential Democrat voter.
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On the day of President Joe Biden's inauguration, 27-year-old Ashley Vanderbilt was glued to her television screen. The stay-at-home mom from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - a devoted follower of the QAnon conspiracy theory - was awaiting an explosive event. "I was convinced that we were going to have a blackout and the emergency broadcasting system would go off," she told Insider. "Joe Biden, the politicians there, the Hollywood elites, they would all be arrested."
Vanderbilt stocked up on groceries, filled her car up with gas, and prepared herself for the advent of 'The Storm.' The Storm is the day on which many QAnon followers expected former President Donald Trump to miraculously hold onto power, arrest liberal elites, and execute those considered to be traitors. QAnon forums had predicted that following the deadly US Capitol insurrection, the prophesized reckoning would occur on Inauguration Day.
"When Kamala Harris was sworn in, I started to get a little nervous," Vanderbilt told Insider. She then watched horrified as Biden, to her disbelief, was sworn into office. "I started crying, the tears were flowing, I couldn't stop," Vanderbilt said. 'I was wrong'
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Vanderbilt is now hoping to "create a bridge of understanding" with current QAnon followers. The former QAnon believer wants people to know that there are other options.
"I'd tell current QAnon followers that whenever they're ready to explore other options and seek out alternative answers that there's a huge support system and a lot of encouragement to be given," she added. "They need to know that it's OK and it's actually safe out here," Vanderbilt said. She hopes that people who have fallen down the rabbit hole will be treated with "empathy." "I've been where they are and as much as everything seems true," she told Insider. "It's not."
How a South Carolina mom went from believing in QAnon to becoming an anti-Trumper in under a month
Ashley Vanderbilt, a 27-year-old from Myrtle Beach, was caught up in the QAnon conspiracy theory. After Inauguration Day, she decided to get out.
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