The harm of QAnon goes beyond the extremist violence it has inspired. It’s also socially corrosive in ways that are normally invisible. Relationships between siblings, spouses, friends, and parents and children are frequently strained when someone falls too deep down the rabbit hole.

The nature of and consequences of this harm is powerfully illustrated in the new book The Quiet Damage: QAnon And The Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook.

We spoke to Jesselyn about what inspired her to report on this angle of the QAnon phenomenon, the heartbreaking personal stories in the book, and how deeply committed conspiracists have found a better path.

It’s a somber one, folks.

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The Quiet Damage: QAnon And The Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706443/the-quiet-damage-by-jesselyn-cook/

‘I Miss My Mom’: Children Of QAnon Believers Are Desperately Trying To Deradicalize Their Own Parents

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-of-qanon-believers_n_601078e9c5b6c5586aa49077

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