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| | On August 6, 2018, Jones was "unpersoned" when the [[monopoly]] controlled tech companies [[collusion|colluded]] to delete all of his content and ban him from their platforms. Commentator [[Mark Dice]] referred to it as "the digital equivalent of book burning." The move was widely interpreted by [[First Amendment]] activists as a threat by [[liberal censor]]s against the free exchange of ideas among conservatives. | | On August 6, 2018, Jones was "unpersoned" when the [[monopoly]] controlled tech companies [[collusion|colluded]] to delete all of his content and ban him from their platforms. Commentator [[Mark Dice]] referred to it as "the digital equivalent of book burning." The move was widely interpreted by [[First Amendment]] activists as a threat by [[liberal censor]]s against the free exchange of ideas among conservatives. |
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| − | On October 21, 2021, Jones accurately predicted that [[globalist]]s would foment an international crisis for [[war]] in February of 2022.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ItsHere48153235/status/1496681530005110785</ref> | + | On October 21, 2021, Jones accurately predicted that [[globalist]]s would foment an international crisis for [[war]] in February 2022.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/ItsHere48153235/status/1496681530005110785</ref> |
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| | ==Political views== | | ==Political views== |
| − | Jones is a strong advocate of the [[Second Amendment]] and vigorously opposes all forms of [[gun control]]. He was a a supporter of [[Ron Paul]]'s presidential campaign and has also been an avid supporter of President [[Donald Trump]], despite criticizing his decision to launch missiles at a Syrian government airfield. He has also said he does not believe in [[evolution]], rather, that humans are an "engineered" species<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ximSArmlx7c</ref>. | + | Jones is a strong advocate of the [[Second Amendment]] and vigorously opposes all forms of [[gun control]]. He was a supporter of [[Ron Paul]]'s presidential campaign and has also been an avid supporter of President [[Donald Trump]], despite criticizing his decision to launch missiles at a Syrian government airfield. He has also said he does not believe in [[evolution]], rather, that humans are an "engineered" species.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ximSArmlx7c</ref> |
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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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| | ==Contoversies== | | ==Contoversies== |
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| − | He claimed the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, calling it synthetic, completely fake with actors, and manufactured, during a 2014 broadcast.<ref>https://www.inquisitr.com/5030612/alex-jones-said-hes-victim-of-sandy-hook-parents/</ref> 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 as a result.<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 many of his claims when questioned by one family's lawyer, stating that he does believe it happened, while still maintaining his questioning of the official narrative.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuqjmP959vo</ref> | + | He claimed the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax, calling it synthetic, completely fake with actors, and manufactured, during a 2014 broadcast.<ref>https://www.inquisitr.com/5030612/alex-jones-said-hes-victim-of-sandy-hook-parents/</ref> 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 as a result.<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 many of his claims when questioned by one family's lawyer, stating that he does 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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| | [[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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| | {{cquote|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]]''. | | {{cquote|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]]''. |
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| − | 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>. | + | 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 many consider quite unorthodox, claiming that [[NASA]] was sending children to Mars to be used as slaves:<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cgm1B7Rew&feature=youtu.be</ref> | | In late June, 2017, Jones had a guest, Robert David Steele, who advanced a conspiracy theory many consider quite unorthodox, claiming that [[NASA]] was sending children to Mars to be used as slaves:<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9cgm1B7Rew&feature=youtu.be</ref> |
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| | 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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| − | In advance of the [[2020 Marxist uprising]], Jones predicted that on July 4, 2018 that [[Democrats]] would start a Second [[Civil War]].<ref>https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/alex-jones-heralds-a-second-civil-war-and-twitter-quickly-responds-1.6243984</ref> | + | In advance of the [[2020 Marxist uprising]], Jones predicted that on July 4, 2018, that [[Democrats]] would start a Second [[Civil War]].<ref>https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/alex-jones-heralds-a-second-civil-war-and-twitter-quickly-responds-1.6243984</ref> |
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| | ==Malkin DNC Incident== | | ==Malkin DNC Incident== |