One hour after President Joe Biden was inaugurated in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, QAnon conspiracy-theory chatrooms had an overwhelming — albeit, very familiar — sense of hopelessness.

“What are we waiting for now?” said one comment in a QAnon Telegram channel. “Is anyone still holding the line?” said another.

“So, was Q just one big lie and psyop that I foolishly followed and believed for over 3 years?” another user questioned.

In a QAnon message board, the discussion was similarly bleak: “Guys and gals, I’m losing my everloving mind right now. Is this really happening? Was this part of the plan?”

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