Curt Doolittle updated his status. —“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE QANON HOAX?”—

Curt Doolittle updated his status.

—“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE QANON HOAX?”—

1) Great Question: As you said, (a) it’s a hoax (trick) not a fraud because it’s not for consideration(that I know of). (b) I am fairly sure it qualifies as entertainment. (c) I don’t see it as defamation. (d) Not sure it seeks to advocate for involuntary transfer. (e) Not sure it’s a conspiracy.

2) (f) it’s pretty obvious he’s using the same techniques as ‘mediums’ (readers), (g) and so under a soft interpretation I would say it’s ‘for fun’. (h) but if a jury could be convinced it was causing harm to the informational commons, (which it could be) then: the demand would be for informational restitution, and punishment if the jury saw fit.

3) Restitution would require what is required in most courts which is full confession (explanation), and equal republication thereof. Remember that a hoax (entertainment) and a fraud (theft) are quite different things.

4) Remember that the purpose of the demand for truth is merely to suppress fraud for any kind of profit or advocacy of any moral hazard from which direct or indirect gains can be had. The market will determine the indeterminable – just as it always does.