A conspiracy theorist claiming to be the Queen of Canada has reportedly gained thousands of followers online, many of whom are trying to stop the spread of covid vaccines.
According to Vice, Romana Didulo, a British Colombian woman who would be 50 years old, is followed by 20,000 users of Telegram, a messaging platform favored by personalities of the extreme right and QAnon.
In an intro video on Telegram, Didulo called herself “the founder and director of Canada1st”, A marginal political party and“ the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of Canada ”.
Canada’s current head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, has been executed, according to the conspiracy theorist and her supporters on Telegram.
Didulo added that she was named queen by “the same group of people who aided President Trump”, in apparent reference to the unrest on Capitol Hill in January.
According to Vice , his Telegram posts were quickly noticed by figures from the QAnon conspiracy movement, whose members were accused of participating in the riots on behalf of Donald Trump.
Because Romana Didulo is an anagram of ‘I am our Donald’, many of her supporters believe her accusations are true, reported Vice .
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He also claims to carry out executions in secret, in apparent reference to QAnon.
“It is their approval that seems to have been the cause of all this,” said Pete Smith, reporter at the Canadian Anti-Hate Network QAnon numbers. “Without them I don’t think there will be a Canada opener like the one we’re seeing right now.
In recent weeks, Didulo has called on Canadians to send cease and desist letters, to prevent businesses and schools from carrying out covid vaccines, or complying with mask warrants, among others. requests.
Vice obtained video footage of seemingly ordinary Canadians posting a PDF cease-and-desist letter shared by Didulos supporters, hoping to comply with his demands.
“How quickly their audience grew and then how quickly they became active on the streets in real life is extremely important,” Smith added.
A QAnon influencer, who is said to have over 30,000 followers online, said of Canada’s Secret Queen: “God bless her; Canada needs someone like that.
Images of cease and desist letters have also appeared on social media, to the disbelief of Canadians, one of whom tweeted: “Stupidity is everywhere, what is it?
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