Sarah Wasko / Media Matters FBI cites QAnon as a domestic terror threat FBI lists QAnon conspiracy theory as a domestic terrorism threat. In May, the FBI released a memo which “for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat,” according to Yahoo News. The memo “specifically mentions QAnon.” From the August 1 article: The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News. ... The FBI intelligence bulletin from the bureau’s Phoenix field office, dated May 30, 2019, describes “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists,” as a growing threat, and notes that it is the first such report to do so.