Did the QAnon conspiracy founder start life as a shy kid from Washington?

Ron Watkins is remembered by an old classmate as being a shy kid, who seemed like he needed a friend. Words like “quiet” and “easily forgotten” were used to describe the teenager who, despite being active in jazz choir and drama, could barely be recalled by his old drama teacher.

Since high school, his name has attracted rather more attention.

Not only is he responsible for running the infamous message boards 8chan and 8kun, along with his father James Watkins, but there is also speculation that he goes by another name: Q.

By now, the impact of the QAnon mass conspiracy is clear, but details are still emerging about the origins of the men believed to be the masterminds behind the movement.