Qanon is a far-right extremist group that has moved out from the fringes to the forefront, gaining more faithful followers as people were isolated and online during the pandemic. The group’s presence was clear and prominent in the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

While Qanon has been tearing at the fabric of our nation, it has also been tearing individual families apart. Many sons and daughters of Qanon faithful, for instance, say they feel they have "lost" their parents into the rabbit hole of the beliefs.

Daniel Green wrote and produced this episode as part of our series "Divided States: Efforts to Pull Together When things Fall Apart." In this episode, we meet one man who says it feels like he’s grieving because he lost his parents to Qanon. He is still striving to bring them back to reality.