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V. Conclusion
This work is intended to provide a comprehensive
articulation of the beliefs and activities of Romana
Didulo and her followers. Didulo is a highly active
figure in the conspiracy world who regularly engages
in fantasy-based rhetoric. Her message is filled with the
dictatorial promise of death to anyone who displeases
her. Didulo describes herself as the supreme being
extant on planet Earth. Didulo believes herself to be
beyond question. She claims she possesses supernatural
powers, is able to become invisible, change shape, and
is an Arcturian from a distant star system--all claimed
without a drop of evidence or proof. Didulo’s message
is not one of benevolence. She promises death. Her
edicts daily harm her followers.
We know relatively little about the true nature of her
followers. To them she promises much. No more bills,
no more debt, no more illness. Thanks to the med beds,
no more death. Didulo’s cause costs nothing to join.
Didulo offers no evidence, and, for her followers, none
is requested, and none is needed. Tens of thousands of
individuals worldwide believe in her ideas. Members
of her inner circle dress alike, live together, and wear
the same silly white hat. Many of her close and distant
followers have chosen to abandon their families, after
contentious encounters. Didulo’s movement may
deserve serious consideration and classification as a
cult. She promises much but delivers nothing.
The phenomenon of Romana Didulo should be of
interest to those studying conspiracy theories, law
enforcement, as well as society at large. Didulo is
also a figure whose ideology matches the concerns of
threat assessment professionals and those who track
violent extremism. Future research into Didulo and
the phenomenon that surrounds her is necessary.
Potentially even of more important is the study of the
psychological and sociological underpinnings that
either create or allow for the development of such an
unexpected phenomenon.
References
Adan, M. (2020, November 8). The Kingdom of
Maharlika hoax. HubPages.
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-
Kingdom-of-Maharlika-Hoax
Adventures of Superman. (1952). IMDB.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044231/quotes
AMEX Bank of Canada v Vincent, 2023 ABKB 126.
https://canlii.ca/t/jvxv7
Ammon, M., &Meloy, J.R. (2021). Stochastic terrorism:
A linguistic and psychological analysis.
Perspectives on Terrorism, 15(5), 2-13.
https://secureservercdn.net/72.167.
243.77/66f.213.myftpupload.com/wpcontent/
uploads/2021/10/2021_StochasticTerrorism.
pdf
Backovic, N., &Ondrak, J. (2020, September 3).
NESARA and the business of false hope: Why
times of austerity and pandemic create fertile
ground for die-hard scams. Logically.
https://www.logically.ai/articles/nesara-and-
the-business-of-false-hope
BBC Sounds. (2022, August 20). The misrule of
Canada’s QAnon queen. BBC Trending.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct43d9
Burgess, R.A., Osborne, R.H., Yongabi, K.A., et al.
(2021). The COVID-19 vaccines rush:
Participatory community engagement matters
more than ever. Lancet, 397, 8-10.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32642-8
Byran, G.B. (1940). Psychic Dictatorship in America.
Truth Research Publications.
Davis, G. (2022a, August 19). Peterborough, Ont.
police ready if Romana Didulo followers try
another arrest attempt. Global News.
https://globalnews.ca/news/9071888/
peterborough-policedidulo-qanon-repeat-
arrest-attempt/
V. Conclusion
This work is intended to provide a comprehensive
articulation of the beliefs and activities of Romana
Didulo and her followers. Didulo is a highly active
figure in the conspiracy world who regularly engages
in fantasy-based rhetoric. Her message is filled with the
dictatorial promise of death to anyone who displeases
her. Didulo describes herself as the supreme being
extant on planet Earth. Didulo believes herself to be
beyond question. She claims she possesses supernatural
powers, is able to become invisible, change shape, and
is an Arcturian from a distant star system--all claimed
without a drop of evidence or proof. Didulo’s message
is not one of benevolence. She promises death. Her
edicts daily harm her followers.
We know relatively little about the true nature of her
followers. To them she promises much. No more bills,
no more debt, no more illness. Thanks to the med beds,
no more death. Didulo’s cause costs nothing to join.
Didulo offers no evidence, and, for her followers, none
is requested, and none is needed. Tens of thousands of
individuals worldwide believe in her ideas. Members
of her inner circle dress alike, live together, and wear
the same silly white hat. Many of her close and distant
followers have chosen to abandon their families, after
contentious encounters. Didulo’s movement may
deserve serious consideration and classification as a
cult. She promises much but delivers nothing.
The phenomenon of Romana Didulo should be of
interest to those studying conspiracy theories, law
enforcement, as well as society at large. Didulo is
also a figure whose ideology matches the concerns of
threat assessment professionals and those who track
violent extremism. Future research into Didulo and
the phenomenon that surrounds her is necessary.
Potentially even of more important is the study of the
psychological and sociological underpinnings that
either create or allow for the development of such an
unexpected phenomenon.
References
Adan, M. (2020, November 8). The Kingdom of
Maharlika hoax. HubPages.
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-
Kingdom-of-Maharlika-Hoax
Adventures of Superman. (1952). IMDB.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044231/quotes
AMEX Bank of Canada v Vincent, 2023 ABKB 126.
https://canlii.ca/t/jvxv7
Ammon, M., &Meloy, J.R. (2021). Stochastic terrorism:
A linguistic and psychological analysis.
Perspectives on Terrorism, 15(5), 2-13.
https://secureservercdn.net/72.167.
243.77/66f.213.myftpupload.com/wpcontent/
uploads/2021/10/2021_StochasticTerrorism.
Backovic, N., &Ondrak, J. (2020, September 3).
NESARA and the business of false hope: Why
times of austerity and pandemic create fertile
ground for die-hard scams. Logically.
https://www.logically.ai/articles/nesara-and-
the-business-of-false-hope
BBC Sounds. (2022, August 20). The misrule of
Canada’s QAnon queen. BBC Trending.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct43d9
Burgess, R.A., Osborne, R.H., Yongabi, K.A., et al.
(2021). The COVID-19 vaccines rush:
Participatory community engagement matters
more than ever. Lancet, 397, 8-10.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32642-8
Byran, G.B. (1940). Psychic Dictatorship in America.
Truth Research Publications.
Davis, G. (2022a, August 19). Peterborough, Ont.
police ready if Romana Didulo followers try
another arrest attempt. Global News.
https://globalnews.ca/news/9071888/
peterborough-policedidulo-qanon-repeat-
arrest-attempt/
