How the QAnon conspiracy threatens U.S. democracy
Two months after the deadly attacks on the nation's capital, top intelligence officials issued a warning saying pro-Trump militia groups could be plotting to breach the halls of Congress on Thursday, one of several dates important to the QAnon conspiracy movement. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson discusses the danger conspiracy theory followers present to the country and why the fringe movement will continue.
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