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QAnon’s ‘Save the Children’ morphs into popular slogan

By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press
Published: October 28, 2020, 6:00pm
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A group holds signs rallying in support of the "Save the Children" movement, calling for an end to child trafficking Sept. 26, 2020, in Morris, Ill. Conversations about "Save the Children" have spiked on social media in recent months and some supporters have taken to city and suburban streets across the U.S. to promote their new cause. Their catchphrase was first made popular online by conspiracy theorists promoting QAnon.
A group holds signs rallying in support of the "Save the Children" movement, calling for an end to child trafficking Sept. 26, 2020, in Morris, Ill. Conversations about "Save the Children" have spiked on social media in recent months and some supporters have taken to city and suburban streets across the U.S. to promote their new cause. Their catchphrase was first made popular online by conspiracy theorists promoting QAnon. (AP Photo/Amanda Seitz) Photo Gallery

MORRIS, Ill. — At a busy intersection in this small Illinois town, Lynn Vermillion smiles at passing drivers who honk their support for the colorful posters she and friends wave: “Save Our Children. Save their Children. Save ALL the Children.”

As the U.S. presidential campaign heated up in recent months, the 57-year-old mother of two and others like her took to city and suburban streets nationwide to join rallies calling for an end to child trafficking.

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