Markus Persson—Markus Persson promoted QAnon conspiracy and posted transphobic comments to 3 million Twitter followers
In April 2019, Persson tweeted 'Q is legit. Don't trust the media' promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory. He also responded to a meme saying 'trans women are women' with 'No, they feel like they are' and added 'you are absolutely evil if you want to encourage delusion.' After backlash, he partially walked back the trans comments but not the QAnon promotion.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Misinformation | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Newsweek report on Persson's QAnon promotion and transphobic tweets
Newsweek reported on Persson's April 2019 tweets promoting QAnon ('Q is legit. Don't trust the media') and his transphobic response to a trans rights meme ('No, they feel like they are') followed by 'you are absolutely evil if you want to encourage delusion.'