Condemning the QAnon theory, which is gaining momentum in the US political sphere, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said that it is “batshit crazy.” The conspiracy theory was in the spotlight as Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jo Rae Perkins, Lauren Boebert, Theresa Raborn, some of the staunch QAnon supporters, won the GOP primary to qualify for elections.

“Crazy stuff. Inspiring people to violence. I think it is a platform that plays off people’s fears, which compels them to do things they normally wouldn’t do. And it’s very much a threat,” Graham told Vanity Fair in an interview.

ALSO READ | From conspiracy theory to political phenomenon: Here is how ‘QAnon’ went global

Earlier, the FBI had described the QAnon movement as a domestic terror threat. The followers of this theory believe that there is a deep state plot against US President Donald Trump and that he is secretly fighting a faction of pedophiles that control the world.

ALSO READ | QAnon supporter Marjorie Greene wins Georgia primary, Trump applauds

Graham also said that the only way to make people who contribute to the QAnon theory more responsible is to allow lawsuits when they go too far.

As QAnon supporters started spreading misinformation and initiated coordinated attacks on profiles, platforms like Twitter, Facebook and TikTok had taken sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content.

ALSO READ | Twitter bans QAnon accounts, removes link related to conspiracy theory

The followers of the theory also have an international presence, especially in Europe, where a French QAnon website has more than 25,000 followers, according to Julien Bellaiche at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology