"Q claimed to be a high-level government insider with Q clearance (a United States Department of Energy security clearance with access to classified information) who had been instructed to post intelligence leaks straight to 4chan “in order to covertly inform the public about POTUS’s master plan to stage a countercoup against members of the deep state”, adds the magazine (New York magazine)... One twist, however, “makes QAnon unusual”, says the New York Times{'}s Michelle Goldberg. While conspiracy theories are usually about evil cabals manipulating world events. QAnon, by contrast, "is a conspiracy theory in which the good guys - in this case, Trump and his allies - are in charge", she writes."