Before the bomber was officially identified, internet trolls blamed “Sam Hyde,” whose name has become a meme following mass casualty events. Twitter users once again floated the name Sam Hyde as the suspected Austin bomber. The name Sam Hyde has become a popular meme among right-wing internet trolls. Conspiracy theorists speculated that an anonymous 8chan and 4chan user called QAnon “is the Austin bomber” and claimed the FBI is investigating him. On the online message board 4chan, a poster using the name QAnon posted a thread interpreted as predicting the Austin bombings, prompting some 4chan users to speculate that QAnon may be responsible for the bombings.