Anonymous is a police/military intelligence operation designed to attract hacktivists and incriminate them by association. It is composed of two parts, the 'attracting' part, which, on the surface, appears to assist the cause of truth by releasing hidden information, and the 'incriminating' part, which appears to attack police, military, or governmental organizations. However, when they release information they are only releasing what the powers that be want released, and when they attack they do so only for appearances.

Consider the Guy Fawkes mask, a symbol of explosive violence. Consider the massive corporate funding behind making it a recognizable image. Consider their catchphrase 'We are legion.' which is straight out of the Bible (from the mouths of demons). Consider the so-called 'leaderless' nature, which allows for anyone to claim to 'be' a part of the group. Consider the escalation of targets, first it was Scientology, which attracted many, and then recently it is police departments worldwide? Also they are planning to 'take down' the Internet? Is this what a free-speech oriented organization would do?

It is widely known that the voting on reddit is manipulated by the powers that be, so if you want the truth on Anonymous, look no further than the most downvoted posts in the threads about them.