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Speaker removed from RNC program after tweeting anti-Semitic conspiracy theory | The Atlanta Voice

A speaker who was scheduled to deliver remarks at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday was abruptly removed from the program after she retweeted a thread promoting an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory with ties to the fringe conspiracy theory, QAnon. Mary Ann Mendoza, whose police officer son was killed by a drunk driver, had been included in a list of speakers […]

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