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| | [[Megyn Kelly]] attempted to deface Jones in a heavily edited interview with her [[NBC]] show ''Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly'', but this backfired, putting Kelly's career in jeopardy as a result. According to Jones, Kelly lied to Alex about 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.redstate.com/joesquire/2017/06/20/megyn-kelly-learns-cant-convert-fringe-internet-celebrities-ratings/</ref><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 with her [[NBC]] show ''Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly'', but this backfired, putting Kelly's career in jeopardy as a result. According to Jones, Kelly lied to Alex about 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.redstate.com/joesquire/2017/06/20/megyn-kelly-learns-cant-convert-fringe-internet-celebrities-ratings/</ref><ref>https://www.infowars.com/media-celebrates-megyn-kellys-dishonest-hit-piece-on-alex-jones/</ref>. |
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| − | Jones has declared himself a supporter of [[Israel]], but he has also previously made statements some deemed [[Antisemitism|Antisemitic]]. During the 2017 [[Antifa]]/[[alt-right]] riots in Charlottesville, he claimed there were Jews posing as [[Ku Klux Klan]] followers in the rally: "I mean, quite frankly, I've been to these events, a lot of the KKK guys with their hats off look like they’re from the cast of ''Seinfeld''." In the same year, he also accused "the Jewish mafia" of supporting efforts to "derail the Trump presidency"<ref>https://www.jpost.com/International/The-anti-Jewish-pro-Israel-conspiracy-theorist-who-was-banned-by-Facebook-564247</ref>.
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| | [[File:Loose Change Alex Jones.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jones was the Executive Producer of the infamous 9/11 truther documentary, [[Loose change]].]] | | [[File:Loose Change Alex Jones.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jones was the Executive Producer of the infamous 9/11 truther documentary, [[Loose change]].]] |
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| − | Jones is considered among some as a [[conspiracy theorist]]. For example, he claimed the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, he called it synthetic, completely fake with actors, and manufactured, during a 2014 broadcast. Jones also produced two videos claiming the shooting was a "false flag" and a "fraud" and hosted Sandy Hook denying articles on his [[Infowars]] website. Jones has seen a massive backlash to his broadcasts resulting in being kicked off [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]]. Bereaved families have been subjected to online abuse and death threats from "activists" claiming the families were actors in a government [[false flag]] operation.<ref>https://www.inquisitr.com/5030612/alex-jones-said-hes-victim-of-sandy-hook-parents/</ref> In response, the town committee stated that they were considering a written appeal to [[President Trump]] asking him to speak out against the conspiracy theorists<ref>[https://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>. Because of the alleged death threats and harassment from Jones’ followers as a result of his outlandish claims, the families of the massacre filed suit against Jones in 2018. On November 15, 2021, a Connecticut Judge ruled that Jones was guilty by default after he refused to hand over evidence ordered by the courts. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/11/15/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-loses-last-defamation-lawsuit-from-sandy-hook-parents/?sh=509f55031494</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055864452/alex-jones-found-liable-for-defamation-in-sandy-hook-hoax-case</ref> | + | Jones is widely known as a [[conspiracy theorist]]. For example, he claimed the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, he called it synthetic, completely fake with actors, and manufactured, during a 2014 broadcast{{citation needed}}. Jones also produced two videos claiming the shooting was a "[[false flag]]" and a "fraud" and hosted articles about it on Infowars. This resulted in Jones' banning from [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]]. Families of the victims have been allegedly subjected to online abuse and death threats from followers of Jones, claiming the families were actors in a government false flag operation.<ref>https://www.inquisitr.com/5030612/alex-jones-said-hes-victim-of-sandy-hook-parents/</ref> In response, the town committee stated that they were considering a written appeal to [[President Trump]], asking him to speak out against the conspiracy theorists<ref>[https://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>. Because of the alleged threats and harassment, the families of the massacre filed suit against Jones in 2018. On November 15, 2021, a Connecticut Judge ruled that Jones was guilty by default after he refused to hand over evidence ordered by the courts. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/11/15/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-loses-last-defamation-lawsuit-from-sandy-hook-parents/?sh=509f55031494</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055864452/alex-jones-found-liable-for-defamation-in-sandy-hook-hoax-case</ref> Jones later retracted his claims when questioned by one family's lawyer, stating that he did believe it happened, while still maintaining his questioning of the official narrative.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuqjmP959vo</ref> |
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| | + | He is a [[9/11]] [[truther]], believing that 9/11 was pulled off by traitors of the U.S. Government ([[New World Order]] members) and various other [[politician]]s, as well as high-ranking [[military]] officials from several other countries. Jones believes that there was something more than the planes crashing into the buildings that led to the Twin Towers eventually being destroyed. He also believes that [[Osama bin Laden]] was killed ten years before his official death in 2011<ref>http://www.economicvoice.com/alex-jones-claims-bin-laden-mission-is-a-fake/50019671/#axzz1LOEJW1a7</ref>. |
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| − | He is a [[9/11]] [[truther]], believing that 9/11 was pulled off by traitors of the U.S. Government ([[New World Order]] members) and various other [[politician]]s, as well as high-ranking [[military]] officials from several other countries. Jones believes that there was something more than the planes crashing into the buildings that led to the Twin Towers eventually being destroyed. He also believes that [[Osama bin Laden]] was killed ten years before his official death in 2011<ref>http://www.economicvoice.com/alex-jones-claims-bin-laden-mission-is-a-fake/50019671/#axzz1LOEJW1a7</ref>. | + | He has made many documentary films shedding light on the government's corrupt and [[Satanic]] behavior, as well as their attempts to infringe on [[civil rights]]. |
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| − | He has made many documentary films shedding light on the government's corrupt and [[Satanism|Satanic]] behavior, as well as their attempts to infringe on [[civil rights]].
| + | Jones has declared himself a supporter of [[Israel]], but he has also previously made statements some deemed [[Antisemitic]]. During the 2017 [[Antifa]]/[[alt-right]] riots in Charlottesville, he claimed there were Jews posing as [[Ku Klux Klan]] followers in the rally: "I mean, quite frankly, I've been to these events, a lot of the KKK guys with their hats off look like they’re from the cast of ''[[Seinfeld]]''." In the same year, he also accused "the Jewish mafia" of supporting efforts to "derail the Trump presidency"<ref>https://www.jpost.com/International/The-anti-Jewish-pro-Israel-conspiracy-theorist-who-was-banned-by-Facebook-564247</ref>. |
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| − | In late June, 2017, Jones had a guest, Robert David Steele, who advanced a conspiracy theory that many would consider quite unorthodox. He claimed that [[NASA]] was sending children to Mars to be used as slaves<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cgm1B7Rew&feature=youtu.be</ref>. Steele said | + | In late June, 2017, Jones had a guest, Robert David Steele, who advanced a conspiracy theory that many would consider quite unorthodox. He claimed that [[NASA]] was sending children to Mars to be used as slaves,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cgm1B7Rew&feature=youtu.be</ref> stating, |
| | <blockquote>[Pedophilia] also includes murdering [children] so that they can have their bone marrow harvested, as well as body parts. ... We actually believe there is a colony on Mars, that is populated by children who were kidnapped and sent into space ... to be slaves on the Mars colony.</blockquote> | | <blockquote>[Pedophilia] also includes murdering [children] so that they can have their bone marrow harvested, as well as body parts. ... We actually believe there is a colony on Mars, that is populated by children who were kidnapped and sent into space ... to be slaves on the Mars colony.</blockquote> |
| − | Jones neither agreed nor disagreed with his claims, but he pointed out the quantity of mechanical wreckage on Mars, said to have come from deactivated space probes. He then said | + | Jones neither agreed nor disagreed with his claims, but he pointed out the quantity of mechanical wreckage on Mars, said to have come from deactivated space probes. He then said, |
| − | <blockquote>Well, I don't know about Mars bases, but I know that they've [NASA] created massive, thousands of different types of chimeras, that are alien life forms on this Earth.</blockquote> | + | <blockquote>Well, I don't know about Mars bases, but I know that [NASA have] created massive, thousands of different types of chimeras, that are alien life forms on this Earth.</blockquote> |
| | In response, NASA issued a statement saying that "There are no humans on Mars".<ref>http://www.avclub.com/article/response-infowars-rumor-nasa-denies-it-has-child-s-257581</ref> | | In response, NASA issued a statement saying that "There are no humans on Mars".<ref>http://www.avclub.com/article/response-infowars-rumor-nasa-denies-it-has-child-s-257581</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | + | *[[InfoWars]] |
| | + | *[[Julian Assange]] |
| | + | *[[Edward Snowden]] |
| | + | *[[Paul Joseph Watson]] |
| | *[[Mark Dice]] | | *[[Mark Dice]] |
| − | *[[InfoWars]]
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| | *[[Bohemian Grove]] | | *[[Bohemian Grove]] |
| | *[[Project MKUltra]] | | *[[Project MKUltra]] |
| | *[[Globalism]] | | *[[Globalism]] |
| − | *[[One-world government]]
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| | *[[Philadelphia Experiment]] | | *[[Philadelphia Experiment]] |
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
| − | *http://www.prisonplanet.com/ | + | *[http://www.infowars.com/ Infowars.com] |
| − | *http://www.infowars.com/
| + | *[http://www.prisonplanet.com/ PrisonPlanet.com] |
| − | *http://www.opposingdigits.com/alex/
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxt_bEDdTTc 45 Failed Alex Jones Predictions - AlexJonesClips on YouTube] |
| − | *[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=6F08A93A-452B-44B8-B26C-7C9349B466CC Criticism of Alex Jones by Jon Sanders of FrontPage Magazine] | |
| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxt_bEDdTTc 45 Failed Alex Jones Predictions] | |
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| | {{Alex Jones Documentaries}} | | {{Alex Jones Documentaries}} |
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| | [[Category:Internet]] | | [[Category:Internet]] |
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