In October 2020, Mother Jones reported that N.T. Technology has hosted domains with names suggesting connections to child pornography, and that regardless of whether child pornography is hosted on the domains, Watkins is "profiting from words that appeal to the real thing".[11][12] Watkins dismissed the claim as "an attempt to smear [his] name and print something awful".[11]
…One video addressed the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, with Watkins commenting that he believed that the child sex ring existed…
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8chan is an imageboard website known for hosting extreme alt-right and racist content, for being a forum for child pornography, for its role in the Gamergate controversy, and for its links to multiple mass shootings.[18]
…In 2019, the perpetrators of the March Christchurch mosque shootings, the April Poway synagogue shooting, and the August El Paso shooting all used 8chan to disseminate their respective manifestos.[25][26][27]
… In August 2019, the United States House Committee on Homeland Security called Watkins to testify about 8chan's efforts to address "the proliferation of extremist content, including white supremacist content".[29]
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QAnon is a discredited far-right conspiracy theory alleging that a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles running a global child sex-trafficking ring is plotting against former President Donald Trump, who is battling them.[34] The theory has been promulgated by a mysterious person or group of people called "Q", who originally posted on 4chan but later moved to posting on 8chan. Q has said they will never post outside of 8chan.[5]
Numerous journalists and conspiracy theory researchers believe that Watkins or his son, Ron Watkins, are working with Q, know Q's identity, or are themselves Q.[39]Watkins' interests include yoga and fountain pens. He has recorded videos on YouTube about these subjects.[4] He also uses his YouTube channel to publish videos of himself singing hymns and reading Bible verses.[36]
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