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Children dying as a result of right wing extremist parenting.
Here are a couple of examples: children murdered by Qanon dad (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/matthew-taylor-coleman-qanon-children-killing-1239151/), child murdered by antivaxxer father (https://magazine.atavist.com/sins-of-the-father-san-francisco-vaccines-murder-suicide/?fbclid=IwAR0OBzNIqVkbPa47epDcffhw-aw61QhAGk5_IvNX3KN1AGIMRy4lhs-Suyk), Qanon dad kills family (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/12/igor-lanis-murder/).
There is no help for kids whose parents are caught in right wing conspiracy theories and CPS seems to be very hands off with such parents. As far as I'm concerned if you're an antivaxxer and homeschooling your kids should be apprehended for their safety.
Far-right media have become very effective at creating and then weaponizing anxiety. It's a politicized specialization of the standard "if it bleeds, it leads" news reporting strategy: getting people to spend time and money on violent scary news that they can't do anything about.
Weaponized disinformation. It really is much more than your kooky uncle believing in chemtrails.