You must give it to the QAnon crowd: Their dedication to consistently finding new and absurd ways to convince themselves their conspiracy theories are the truth is really impressive!
Take for instance the newest theory to grip the community, which believes a Satan-worshipping cabal of pedophiles rules the Earth and former Republican President Donald Trump has been sent to vanquish them.
As seen below, QAnoners are excitedly claiming Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber is secretly aligned with Trump because he said "The best is yet to come" in his VMA acceptance speech, because Trump says that phrase a lot too.
Did Bieber just give a hat tip to Trump? The best is yet to come!πΊπΈ https://t.co/xfJ957ZManβ Alyssa Joβ‘ (@Alyssa Joβ‘) 1631502125.0
Never mind almost every English-speaking person alive has probably said it at some time or Frank Sinatra made a whole song about it all the way back in 1959.
Signs are signs, okayβ½β½
So how did this ridiculous theory start? It all began when Bieber won the MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year a couple of weeks ago.
In his acceptance speech, a visibly moved Bieber gushed about what the award might mean for his future.
"I just wanted to say that music is such an amazing opportunity and outlet to be able to reach people. I look around here and I see so many beautiful faces."
"I really do believe that the best is yet to come."
It was that last line that jumped out at the QAnon crowd, on the very thin basis Trump used the phrase at least three times during the 2020 election cycle.
Once during his 2020 State of the Union address, once while accepting the Republican nomination and once during his farewell speech after his loss this past January.
Practically within moments of Bieber uttering it, far-right conspiracy-laden channels on encrypted chat platforms like Telegram began circulating the belief Bieber chose his words for the express purpose of indicating solidarity with their bizarre Trump-worshipping crusade.
If that makes absolutely no sense to you, you're not alone.
On Twitter, people were astonished at how far the QAnon'ers were reaching on this one.
@Independent If zero of your predictions become reality you tend to be satisfied with everything.β Jan D (@Jan D) 1632332943.0
The Crazy Cult of Qanon/Trump, secretly run by Gen Flynn, has once again surfaced to make almost everything about tβ¦ https://t.co/9JZ1P7shNcβ Kim (Angel) Marioni Finnie (@Kim (Angel) Marioni Finnie) 1632331594.0
stupidity at its finest https://t.co/meEoB9NVqyβ Skyβ· π | πππ π± ππ¨π₯ππ©π₯ππ² π.ππ (@Skyβ· π | πππ π± ππ¨π₯ππ©π₯ππ² π.ππ) 1632357143.0
So #QAnonCult is now embracing @justinbieber. At what point does this start to seem crazy to them? https://t.co/on66MCObRtβ Glen ''Team Moderna'' Neff (@Glen ''Team Moderna'' Neff) 1632276326.0
QAnon supporters and members of far-right chats are celebrating that Justin Bieber used one of Trump's favorite idiβ¦ https://t.co/B3TjB3jmoAβ Jeff.L (@Jeff.L) 1632262574.0
@Independent https://t.co/DFEyRjvgwUβ Mister Mxyzptlk (@Mister Mxyzptlk) 1632332923.0
What a bunch of idiots; Bieber included. #thebestisyettocome #q #idiots #trumplost #getoverit #suckersandlosers https://t.co/glAEL7650kβ Waits & Co (@Waits & Co) 1632319087.0
This isn't the first time Bieber has figured heavily in QAnon's theories.
They also believe the video for his hit 2020 song "Yummy" contained secret whistle-blowing messages about the so-called "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory.
That thoroughly researched and debunked bit of nonsense claimed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton runs a pedophilic kidnapping operation out of the basement of a D.C.-area pizza parlor that has no basement.