Sgt. Matt Patten, a Broward County’s Sheriff SWAT team member. was pictured wearing a QAnon patch in a photo with Vice President Mike Pence. The meeting occurred on the tarmac of Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on November 30, according to a Miami New-Times report. Speaking to the newspaper, a sheriff’s spokesperson, Veda Coleman-Wright, said that the office was not aware that Patten had worn the patch on his uniform. Coleman-Wright is quoted as saying, “The patch is not authorized by BSO. This matter will be addressed immediately. Pence was in Florida to appear at a pro-Israel conference that is also being attended by Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer.

QAnon is an online movement of conspiracy theorists who believe that President Donald Trump is in the process of bringing down a pedophile ring that is led by Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. The group came to prominence thanks to their presence at Trump rallies during the summer of 2018. In August 2018, a major QAnon supporter got a photo with the president in the Oval Office. The believers of QAnon say that an anonymous person with high-level security clearance named Q began the movement through postings on 4Chan about Trump and his belief in a Democrat-led child abuse conspiracy.

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Patten Has Been Hailed for His ‘Excellence in Anti-Terrorism’

What Is QAnon? | All In | MSNBCFollowers of the conspiracy theory movement flashed signs in the crowd at Donald Trump's rally Tuesday night. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households worldwide, MSNBC offers a full schedule of live news… 2018-08-02T02:14:08.000Z

According to his LinkedIn page, Patten works in the Deerfield Beach branch of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. In October 2011, Patten was awarded the Sheriff’s Foundation Medallion for his achievements in anti-terrorism training and civic education. The 2011 piece mentions that Patten has been with the department for 24 years. The training exercise for which Patten was commended occurred shortly before the tenth anniversary of 9/11, was reported on by CBS Miami. Patten said of the timing, “It couldn’t have been a more opportune time for us to do it and that’s why we’re doing it. We’ve got to protect ourselves and the citizens of Broward County.”

Patten Isn’t the First Floridian Law Enforcement Officer to Be Involved in Conspiracy Theories

The Rise of the Crisis Actor Conspiracy MovementOver the past 10 years, a growing online community of conspiracy theorists and hoaxers known as “truthers” has come to question the official narratives behind every mass shooting that is heavily covered by the media. A common thread in these theories is the government’s role in staging the tragedy with the help of mainstream news,… 2018-04-12T15:00:03.000Z

In October 2018, North Miami Beach cop Ericson Harrell was suspended after he was found to have been a supporter of a different online conspiracy theory. Harrell believes that the victims of the Parkland school massacre were “crisis actors.”

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