| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | [[File:437px-Alex Jones portrait.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Alex Jones]] | | [[File:437px-Alex Jones portrait.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Alex Jones]] |
| − | '''Alex Jones''' is a [[paleoconservative]] [[libertarian]] talk show [[radio]] host, video [[blogger]] ([[YouTube]]) and [[podcast]]er. His show, [[The Alex Jones Show]], is a part of his larger projects [[Infowars]] and Prison Planet, which usually deal with governmental [[Nanny state]] failures, the existence of a coming [[police state]], [[constitutional]]ism and [[government]] [[conspiracy|conspiracies]]. He is very [[pro-life]] and has gone to many anti-Planned Parenthood protests. | + | '''Alex Jones''' is a [[paleoconservative]] [[libertarian]] talk show [[radio]] host, video [[blogger]] ([[YouTube]]) and [[podcast]]er. His show, ''[[The Alex Jones Show]]'', is a part of his larger projects [[Infowars]] and Prison Planet, which usually deal with governmental [[Nanny state]] failures, the existence of a coming [[police state]], [[constitutional]]ism and [[government]] [[conspiracy|conspiracies]]. He is very [[pro-life]] and has gone to many anti-Planned Parenthood protests. |
| | | | |
| | He (allegedly) promoted [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] claiming the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, though this was merely him considering all the theories on the shooting. Bereaved families have been subjected to online abuse and death threats from "activists" claiming they were actors in a government false flag operation. The town committee is considering a written appeal to [[President Trump]] asking him to speak out against the conspiracy theorists.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39194035#AlexJones Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists']. ''BBC News''. Retrieved June 14, 2017</ref> | | He (allegedly) promoted [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] claiming the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, though this was merely him considering all the theories on the shooting. Bereaved families have been subjected to online abuse and death threats from "activists" claiming they were actors in a government false flag operation. The town committee is considering a written appeal to [[President Trump]] asking him to speak out against the conspiracy theorists.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39194035#AlexJones Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists']. ''BBC News''. Retrieved June 14, 2017</ref> |
| Line 8: |
Line 8: |
| | He has made many documentary videos in which he exposes how the government is infringing on [[civil rights]] or to make claims about an alleged 9/11 conspiracy. | | He has made many documentary videos in which he exposes how the government is infringing on [[civil rights]] or to make claims about an alleged 9/11 conspiracy. |
| | | | |
| − | He has also appeared several times as a guest on [[Coast to Coast AM]]. | + | He has also appeared several times as a guest on ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''. |
| | [[File:Loose Change Alex Jones.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jones was the Executive Producer for [[Loose change]].]] | | [[File:Loose Change Alex Jones.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jones was the Executive Producer for [[Loose change]].]] |
| | Jones was a supporter of the presidential election campaign of [[Ron Paul]] and he is a strong advocate of the [[Second Amendment]] and vigorously opposes all forms of [[gun control]]. He has also been an avid supporter of President [[Donald Trump]], condemning him only after he launched missiles at a Syrian government airfield. | | Jones was a supporter of the presidential election campaign of [[Ron Paul]] and he is a strong advocate of the [[Second Amendment]] and vigorously opposes all forms of [[gun control]]. He has also been an avid supporter of President [[Donald Trump]], condemning him only after he launched missiles at a Syrian government airfield. |
| Line 14: |
Line 14: |
| | Jones is accused of being a [[conspiracy theorist]] by the liberal left. | | Jones is accused of being a [[conspiracy theorist]] by the liberal left. |
| | | | |
| − | Jones is a [[9/11]] "[[truther]]", and believes that there was something more than the planes crashing into the buildings that led to the Twin Towers eventually being destroyed. This may be a result of him watching the film [[Zeitgeist]], which attempts to prove that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated by a foreign government as well as partly influenced by the Bush administration. | + | Jones is a [[9/11]] "[[truther]]", and believes that there was something more than the planes crashing into the buildings that led to the Twin Towers eventually being destroyed. This may be a result of him watching the film ''[[Zeitgeist]]'', which attempts to prove that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated by a foreign government as well as partly influenced by the Bush administration. |
| | | | |
| − | [[Megyn Kelly]] attempted to deface Jones in a heavily edited interview, but this backfired and now Kelly's career is in jeopardy. According to Jones, Kelly lied to Alex on what the interview would be about<ref>https://www.infowars.com/media-celebrates-megyn-kellys-dishonest-hit-piece-on-alex-jones/</ref> | + | [[Megyn Kelly]] attempted to deface Jones in a heavily edited interview for her [[NBC]] show ''Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly'', but this backfired and now Kelly's career is in jeopardy. According to Jones, Kelly lied to Alex on what the interview would be about; figuring that Kelly and NBC would turn the interview into a selectively-edited hit piece, Jones made sure to record the entire interview himself so he would have proof of Kelly's and NBC's duplicity.<ref>https://www.infowars.com/media-celebrates-megyn-kellys-dishonest-hit-piece-on-alex-jones/</ref> |
| | | | |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |