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Several GOP Candidates Are Joining QAnon Conspiracy Theorists for an Event in Pennsylvania

Alan and Francine Fosdick are full-blown(link is external) QAnon conspiracy theorists(link is external) who host a program called "Up Front In The Prophetic," which has been(link is external) relentless(link is external) in promoting(link is external) truly(link is external) outrageous(link is external) conspiracy theories(link is external). Francine Fosdick, the source of many of these conspiracy theories, has claimed(link is external) that President Joe Biden was executed and replaced by an imposter wearing a mask, and she once hosted a prayer call(link is external) aimed exposing former President Barack Obama’s supposed involvement in child trafficking and uncovering the “true identity” of Michelle Obama as a man.

Despite this, Pennsylvania GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is currently running for governor(link is external), has made multiple(link is external) appearances(link is external) on the Fosdicks' program and even met with them(link is external) in his office. Later this month, Mastriano and several other Republican candidates for office are scheduled to speak(link is external) at a "Patriots Arise" event(link is external) being organized by the Fosdicks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, April 22 to April 23.

GOP candidates who will be joining Mastriano at the event include Teddy Daniels, who is running(link is external) for lieutenant governor in Pennsylvania; Kathy Barnette, who is running(link is external) for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania; Rick Bowers, who is running(link is external) for state Senate in Maryland; and Dan Cox, who is running(link is external) for governor in Maryland.

These candidates will share the stage with the likes of anti-vax QAnon conspiracy theorist Scott McKay (aka “Patriot Streetfighter”), who has repeatedly(link is external) and openly(link is external) threatened to kill(link is external) health care providers.

Also speaking will be Christian nationalist(link is external) pastor Shane Vaughn, a Trump cultist(link is external) and anti-vaccine(link is external) conspiracy theorist(link is external) who preaches(link is external) that LGBTQ people are an "abomination."

Christian author Sheila Holm, who once claimed that the "Men In Black" are real but were unable to control former President Donald Trump, will also grace the “Patriots Arise” event with her presence.

The event will also feature more well-known MAGA personalities like Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis(link is external), current Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington, and former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan.