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Alex Jones, founder of alternative news networks Infowars and Prison Planet, presents a full-length documentary/presentation with Joel Skousen, author of Strategic Relocation, North American Guide to Safe Places and The Secure Home, to discuss the long-term threats facing Americans and how to relocate for safety and security.
Apr 18, 2022 · Infowars is facing multiple defamation lawsuits from families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, which Mr. Jones has claimed was a hoax. Two other companies connected to Mr....
Apr 18, 2022 · Sergio Flores/Getty Images. Alex Jones' InfoWars and two other companies owned by the host have filed for bankruptcy. Filings for the three entities indicate that each entity has estimated...
- Matthew Loh
- The “Walter Cronkite” of Misinformation
- From Sandy Hook to Trump
- Legal Troubles
- Booted by Social Media
- An Audience Still Dedicated
Jones has used Infowars — his primary media company that airs shows he claimsare syndicated on radio stations across the U.S. — to share his conspiracy theories with his millions of followers. According to Jones, the U.S. government has meddled with water supplies and the weather, the COVID-19 pandemic was planned, and Bill Gates is a master eugeni...
Trump received support from Jones during his 2016 presidential campaign. Former Trump adviser and Republican strategist Roger Stone was a paid Infowars host in 2015, and Stone connected Jones with Trump for an Infowars interview in December that year in which the soon-to-be president lauded Jones. “Your reputation is amazing,” Trump told Jones on h...
Jones has attempted to slow or obstruct legal proceedings in the Sandy Hook defamation suits by refusing to follow court orders to turn over documents, filing late settlement offers and, in one instance, claiming that a medical problem that included vertigo prevented him from appearing in court. On April 15, Jones and his companies were ordered to ...
Williamson said the way Jones’ falsehoods propagate and turn into harassment in the real world speaks to his reach and influence. “He is a salesman,” Williamson said. “And when you have millions of people watching, it only takes a small fraction of those individuals to turn it into something that really travels and disrupts people's lives.” In 2014...
How much damage the Sandy Hook lawsuits could do to Jones remains to be seen. He’s up against plaintiffs with a highly sympathetic story who are determined to hamstring his ability to spread misinformation. The lawsuits have drawn comparisons to the case that brought down Gawker Media, in which billionaire Peter Thiel funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit fo...
Sep 22, 2022 · In a mostly slow-burning then suddenly explosive day of testimony, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand on Thursday in a trial that will determine how much he and his company must...
Sep 13, 2022 · Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and far-right media personality, is on trial in Connecticut over the falsehoods and provocations he promoted in the wake of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook...
