[Above: CNN visits a QAnon rally. Wow. -- C&L Editors] Paul Thomas, Radford University In front of a TV audience on Oct. 15, President Donald Trump declared that he knew “nothing about” QAnon, before correcting himself to say: “I do know they are very much against pedophilia.” What he didn’t do was disavow what has been referred to as a “collective delusion.” Part of that could be down to QAnon followers holding up Trump as some sort of savior – someone playing four-dimensional chess against shadowy political insiders and power players known as the “Deep State.” But that is only part of what Anons – followers of QAnon – believe.