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Jones has been criticized for propagating conspiracy theories about the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] in 2012 and the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]] in 2018 being false flag operations engineered by gun control advocates. In particular, he has stated that "no one died" in Sandy Hook and that Stoneman Douglas survivor [[David Hogg (activist)|David Hogg]] was a [[crisis actor]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Jason|last=Wilson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/21/crisis-actors-deep-state-false-flag-the-rise-of-conspiracy-theory-code-words |title=Crisis actors, deep state, false flag: the rise of conspiracy theory code words |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2018/02/24/youtube-pulls-alex-jones-infowars-video/ |title=YouTube Pulls Alex Jones Video Saying Student Anti-Gun Activists Were Actors |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Gillian Edevane On 2/27/18 at 2:49|last1=PM|accessdate=2019-02-23|title=Florida school shooting conspiracy theories have landed Alex Jones and InfoWars in hot water with YouTube|url=https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-gets-strike-twitter-fights-shooting-survivor-822769|date=27 February 2018|website=Newsweek}}</ref> Claims made in support of these theories have been proven false.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Mikkelson|url=http://www.snopes.com/info/news/sandyhoax.asp|title=FBI Admits Sandy Hook Hoax?: Rumor: The FBI revealed that no murders occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, proving the Sandy Hook massacre was an elaborate hoax|website=[[Snopes]]|date=February 7, 2015|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arturo|last=Garcia|title=Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivor|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/02/20/right-wing-media-david-hogg/|website=[[Snopes]]|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref> |
Jones has been criticized for propagating conspiracy theories about the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] in 2012 and the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]] in 2018 being false flag operations engineered by gun control advocates. In particular, he has stated that "no one died" in Sandy Hook and that Stoneman Douglas survivor [[David Hogg (activist)|David Hogg]] was a [[crisis actor]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Jason|last=Wilson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/21/crisis-actors-deep-state-false-flag-the-rise-of-conspiracy-theory-code-words |title=Crisis actors, deep state, false flag: the rise of conspiracy theory code words |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2018/02/24/youtube-pulls-alex-jones-infowars-video/ |title=YouTube Pulls Alex Jones Video Saying Student Anti-Gun Activists Were Actors |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Gillian Edevane On 2/27/18 at 2:49|last1=PM|accessdate=2019-02-23|title=Florida school shooting conspiracy theories have landed Alex Jones and InfoWars in hot water with YouTube|url=https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-gets-strike-twitter-fights-shooting-survivor-822769|date=27 February 2018|website=Newsweek}}</ref> Claims made in support of these theories have been proven false.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Mikkelson|url=http://www.snopes.com/info/news/sandyhoax.asp|title=FBI Admits Sandy Hook Hoax?: Rumor: The FBI revealed that no murders occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, proving the Sandy Hook massacre was an elaborate hoax|website=[[Snopes]]|date=February 7, 2015|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arturo|last=Garcia|title=Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivor|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/02/20/right-wing-media-david-hogg/|website=[[Snopes]]|date=February 21, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref>Following backlash, Jones later stated that he now believes that children died at Sandy Hook.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjXQ_jSqwe8|title=In Defense of Infowars: Alex Jones Final Statement on Sandy Hook|website=Youtube|date=March 21, 2018|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://michaelsavage.com/michael-savage-and-alex-jones-discuss-freedom-of-speech-aug-7-2018/|title=Michael Savage and Alex Jones Discuss Freedom of Speech, Aug. 7, 2018|website=michaelsavage.com|date=Aug 7, 2018|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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In March 2018, six families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as well as an FBI agent who responded to the attack filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones for his role in spreading conspiracy theories that had caused survivors to be harrassed, stalked and threatened.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news |first= Aaron |last=Cooper|url= https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/us/alex-jones-sandy-hook-suit/index.html |title= Alex Jones, 'InfoWars' host, sued by 6 more Sandy Hook families |website= [[CNN]] |date= May 24, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Independent>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-sued-sandy-hook-victims-families-defamation-infowars-a8368346.html |title= US shock jock Alex Jones sued by six more families of Sandy Hook victims |author= Emily Shugerman |work = [[The Independent]] |date= May 25, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=USATodaySH>{{cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/sandy-hook-families-sue-infowars-alex-jones-over-conspiracy-theory/641159002/ |title= Sandy Hook families suing Alex Jones aren't the only ones to threaten conspiracy theorist |author= Josh Hafner |work = [[USA Today]] |date= May 23, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=CTT>{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sandy-hook-alex-jones-lawsuit-20180523-story.html |title= More families of Sandy Hook victims, FBI agent sue Infowars' Alex Jones |author= Dave Collins |work = [[Associated Press]] [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= May 23, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref> By February 2019 ten families had joined in lawsuits that had won a series of court rulings that would require Jones to testify under oath and open his business records for examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html|title=Sandy Hook Families Gain in Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones|first=Elizabeth|last=Williamson|date=February 7, 2019|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Later that month Jones was ordered to undergo a sworn deposition as part of the case. The judge also ruled that three other defendants must face deposition, people who are "critical to Infowars business operations." Previously Jones was ordered to turn over internal financial, business and marketing documents related to the operations of Infowars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/us/alex-jones-sandy-hook-lawsuit/index.html|title=Infowars' Alex Jones ordered to undergo sworn deposition in Sandy Hook defamation case|last=CNN|first=Sarah Jorgensen|website=CNN|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> |
In March 2018, six families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as well as an FBI agent who responded to the attack filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones for his role in spreading conspiracy theories that had caused survivors to be harrassed, stalked and threatened.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news |first= Aaron |last=Cooper|url= https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/us/alex-jones-sandy-hook-suit/index.html |title= Alex Jones, 'InfoWars' host, sued by 6 more Sandy Hook families |website= [[CNN]] |date= May 24, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Independent>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-sued-sandy-hook-victims-families-defamation-infowars-a8368346.html |title= US shock jock Alex Jones sued by six more families of Sandy Hook victims |author= Emily Shugerman |work = [[The Independent]] |date= May 25, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=USATodaySH>{{cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/sandy-hook-families-sue-infowars-alex-jones-over-conspiracy-theory/641159002/ |title= Sandy Hook families suing Alex Jones aren't the only ones to threaten conspiracy theorist |author= Josh Hafner |work = [[USA Today]] |date= May 23, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=CTT>{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sandy-hook-alex-jones-lawsuit-20180523-story.html |title= More families of Sandy Hook victims, FBI agent sue Infowars' Alex Jones |author= Dave Collins |work = [[Associated Press]] [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= May 23, 2018 |accessdate= May 26, 2018}}</ref> By February 2019 ten families had joined in lawsuits that had won a series of court rulings that would require Jones to testify under oath and open his business records for examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html|title=Sandy Hook Families Gain in Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones|first=Elizabeth|last=Williamson|date=February 7, 2019|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Later that month Jones was ordered to undergo a sworn deposition as part of the case. The judge also ruled that three other defendants must face deposition, people who are "critical to Infowars business operations." Previously Jones was ordered to turn over internal financial, business and marketing documents related to the operations of Infowars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/us/alex-jones-sandy-hook-lawsuit/index.html|title=Infowars' Alex Jones ordered to undergo sworn deposition in Sandy Hook defamation case|last=CNN|first=Sarah Jorgensen|website=CNN|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> |
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Alexander Emric (or Emerick) Jones (born February 11, 1974)[1][2][3] is an American radio show host and conspiracy theorist.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He hosts The Alex Jones Show from Austin, Texas, which airs on the Genesis Communications Network[10] across the United States and online.[11] Jones runs a website, Infowars.com, devoted to conspiracy theories and fake news,[12][13][14] and the websites NewsWars and PrisonPlanet.
Jones has been the center of many controversies, including his promotion of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories,[15] and his aggressive opposition to gun control in a debate with Piers Morgan.[16][17] He has accused the U.S. government of planning the Oklahoma City bombing, the September 11 attacks, and has claimed that the Moon landing footage was fake.[18][19][20][21][22] He has claimed that several governments and big businesses have colluded to create a "New World Order" through "manufactured economic crises, sophisticated surveillance tech and—above all—inside-job terror attacks that fuel exploitable hysteria".[23]
Jones has described himself as a
Early life
Jones was born in 1974 in
Career
Jones began his career in Austin with a live, call-in format public-access cable television program.[37] In 1996, Jones switched format to radio, hosting a show named The Final Edition on KJFK (98.9 FM).[38] Ron Paul was running for Congress and was a guest on his show several times.[39] When the Oklahoma City bombing happened in 1995 Jones began accusing the government of being responsible, saying, "I understood there's a kleptocracy working with psychopathic governments—clutches of evil that know the tricks of control".[40] In 1998, he released his first film, America Destroyed By Design.
In 1998, Jones organized a successful effort to build a new Branch Davidian church, as a memorial to those who died during the 1993 fire that ended the government's siege of the original Branch Davidian complex near Waco, Texas.[41] He often featured the project on his public-access television program and claimed that David Koresh and his followers were peaceful people who were murdered by Attorney General Janet Reno and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms during the siege.[38] In the same year, he was removed from a George W. Bush rally at Bayport Industrial District, Texas. Jones interrupted governor Bush's speech, demanding that the Federal Reserve and Council on Foreign Relations be abolished. Journalist David Weigel, reporting on the incident, said Jones "seemed to launch into public events as if flung from another universe."[42]
In 1999, Jones tied with
It was purely political, and it came down from on high ... I was told 11 weeks ago to lay off [Bill] Clinton, to lay off all these politicians, to not talk about rebuilding the church, to stop bashing the Marines, A to Z.[38]
He began broadcasting his show by Internet connection from his home.[40] In early 2000, Jones was one of seven Republican candidates for state representative in Texas House District 48, an open swing district based in Austin, Texas. Jones stated that he was running "to be a watchdog on the inside"[44] but withdrew from the race after a couple of weeks. In July, a group of Austin Community Access Center (ACAC) programmers claimed that Jones used legal proceedings and ACAC policy to intimidate them or get their shows thrown off the air.[45] On July 15, 2000, Jones infiltrated the Cremation of Care,[46] which he called "a ritualistic shedding of conscience and empathy" and an "abuse of power".[47]
In 2001, his show was syndicated on approximately 100 stations.[40] After the 9/11 attacks, Jones began to speak of a conspiracy by the Bush administration as being behind the attack,[8] which caused a number of the stations that had previously carried him to drop his program, according to Will Bunch.[48]
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On June 8, 2006, while on his way to cover a meeting of the
On September 8, 2007, he was arrested while protesting at 6th Avenue and 48th Street in New York City. He was charged with operating a megaphone without a permit. Two others were also cited for disorderly conduct when his group crashed a live television show featuring Geraldo Rivera. In an article, one of Jones' fellow protesters said, "It was ... guerrilla information warfare."[50]
On June 6, 2013, Jones addressed international media for the annual
On July 21, 2016, following the
On July 6, 2017, alongside Paul Joseph Watson, Jones began hosting a contest to create the best "CNN Meme", in which the winner would receive $20,000. The contest was created in response to CNN releasing an article regarding a Reddit user who had created a pro-Trump, anti-CNN meme.[57][58]
On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Jones would be working with author Neil Strauss on his upcoming book, titled The Secret History of the Modern World & the War for the Future.[59][60][61]
Sexual harassment and antisemitism claims
In February 2018, Jones was accused by two former employees of antisemitism, anti-black racism and sexual harassment of males and females. Jones denied the allegations.[62][63][64]
Radio, websites and mail-order business
The Alex Jones Show is broadcast nationally by the Genesis Communications Network to more than 90 AM and FM radio stations in the United States,[65] including WWCR, a shortwave radio station.[66] The Sunday show also airs on KLBJ. In 2010, the show attracted around 2 million listeners each week.[67]
According to journalist Will Bunch, a senior fellow at Media Matters for America,[68][69] the show has a demographic heavier in younger viewers than other conservative pundits due to Jones's "highly conspiratorial tone and Web-oriented approach". Bunch has also stated that Jones "feed[s] on the deepest paranoia".[48] According to Alexander Zaitchik of Rolling Stone magazine, in 2011 he had a larger on-line audience than Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh combined.[40]
Infowars and other sites
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Jones is the publisher and director of the Infowars.com website.[70] The Infowars website receives approximately 10 million monthly visits, making its reach more extensive than mainstream news websites such as The Economist and Newsweek.[71][72]
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In August 2017, Jones announced the launch of NewsWars.com, a site Jones said was intended to battle news that he considers to be fake news.[73]
Jones also operates the PrisonPlanet.com website.[74]
Consumer products
A 2017 piece for German magazine Der Spiegel by Veit Medick indicated that two-thirds of Jones' funds derive from sales of a successful range of his own products. These products are marketed through the Infowars website and through advertising spots on Jones' show. They include dietary supplements, toothpaste, bulletproof vests and "brain pills," which hold "an appeal for anyone who believes Armageddon is near", according to Medick.[75]
In August 2017, Californian medical company
On a segment of
Views
Mainstream sources have described Jones as a
Gun rights
Jones is a vocal gun rights advocate.[91][92] MTV labeled him a "staunch Second Amendment supporter",[93] while the London Daily Telegraph called him a "gun-nut".[94] He has been widely quoted in international media for claiming, in a debate with Piers Morgan, that "1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms".[95][96] Jones was referencing the American Revolutionary War in relation to theoretical gun control measures taken by the government. He has been reported to own around 50 firearms.[97]
Vaccines
Jones is well-known and widely reported in media for both his opposition to vaccines,
Weather weapons
White genocide
Jones has promoted the
Controversies
Jones has been the center of many controversies. He has accused the United States government of being involved in the Oklahoma City bombing[18] and the September 11 attacks,[17] as well as claiming that two school shootings were "false flag" operations. In 2009, Jones claimed that a convicted con man's scheme to take over a long-vacant, would-be for-profit prison in Hardin, Montana was part of a FEMA plot to detain U.S. citizens in concentration camps.[117] Jones was in a "media crossfire" in 2011, which included criticism by Rush Limbaugh, when the news spread that Jared Lee Loughner, the perpetrator of the 2011 Tucson shooting, had been "a fan" of the 9/11 conspiracy film Loose Change of which Jones had been an executive producer.[14]
His website Infowars.com has been described as a fake news website and has been accused of spreading conspiracy theories.[12][13][118][14][119][120]
School shootings
Jones has been criticized for propagating conspiracy theories about the
In March 2018, six families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as well as an FBI agent who responded to the attack filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones for his role in spreading conspiracy theories that had caused survivors to be harrassed, stalked and threatened.[128][129][130][131] By February 2019 ten families had joined in lawsuits that had won a series of court rulings that would require Jones to testify under oath and open his business records for examination.[132] Later that month Jones was ordered to undergo a sworn deposition as part of the case. The judge also ruled that three other defendants must face deposition, people who are "critical to Infowars business operations." Previously Jones was ordered to turn over internal financial, business and marketing documents related to the operations of Infowars.[133]
Television interviews (2013)
In January 2013, Jones was invited to speak on
On June 9, 2013, Jones appeared as a guest on the
Relationship with Donald Trump
In December 2015, Jones initially "formed a bond" with
Litigation
In February 2017, the lawyers of James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong pizzeria, sent Jones a letter demanding an apology and retraction for his role in pushing the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Under Texas law, Jones was given a month to comply or be subject to a libel suit.[147] In March 2017, Alex Jones apologized to Alefantis for promulgating the conspiracy theory and retracted his allegations.[148]
In April 2017, the Chobani yogurt company filed a lawsuit against Jones for his article that claims that the company's factory in Idaho, which employs refugees, was connected to a 2016 child sexual assault and a rise in tuberculosis cases.[149] As a result of the lawsuit, Jones issued an apology and retraction of his allegations in May 2017.[150]
In March 2018, Brennan Gilmore, who shared a video he captured of a car hitting anti-racism protesters at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, filed a lawsuit[151] against Jones and six others. According to the lawsuit, Jones said that Gilmore was acting as part of a false flag operation conducted by disgruntled government "deep state" employees in furtherance of a coup against President Trump.[152] Gilmore alleges he has been receiving death threats from Jones' audience.[152]
Khan Shaykhun chemical attack
In April 2017, Jones was criticized for claiming that the
Social media restrictions
On July 24, 2018,
On August 6, 2018, Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify removed all content by Alex Jones and Infowars from their platforms for violating their policies. YouTube removed various channels associated with Infowars, including The Alex Jones Channel, which had amassed 2.4 million subscriptions prior to its removal.[162] On Facebook, four pages that were associated with InfoWars and Alex Jones were removed due to repeated violations of the website's policies. Apple removed all podcasts associated with Jones from its iTunes platform and its podcast app.[163] On August 13, 2018, Vimeo removed all of Jones' videos because they "violated our terms of service prohibitions on discriminatory and hateful content".[164] Facebook mentioned that dehumanizing language about immigrants, Muslims and transgender people, as well as violence glorification, were among the hate speech policy violations.[165][166]
Jones' accounts have also been removed from
Alex Jones' InfoWars was discovered to be available on Roku devices a year after it's removal from multiple streaming service providers. Roku indicated that they do not “curate or censor based on viewpoint.” Roku indicated that it had policies against content that is “unlawful, incited illegal activities, or violates third-party rights” and that InfoWars was not in violation of these policies. Following a social media backlash they removed InfoWars and stated, "After the InfoWars channel became available, we heard from concerned parties and have determined that the channel should be removed from our platform." [180][181]
Personal life
Jones has three children with ex-wife Kelly Jones. The couple divorced in March 2015.[182] In 2017, Kelly sought sole or joint custody of their children due to her ex-husband's behavior. She claimed "he's not a stable person" and "I'm concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress" (Adam Schiff). His attorney responded by claiming that "he's playing a character" and describing him as a "performance artist".[183][184] In court, Jones denied playing a character and he called his show "the most bona fide, hard-core, real McCoy thing there is, and everybody knows it".[185] Kelly was awarded the right to decide where their children live while he maintains visitation rights.[186]
His son, Rex Jones, has worked for Infowars, receiving media attention for a video which was critical of gun control and BuzzFeed News.[187] Jones has credited Rex for convincing him to support Donald Trump as a presidential candidate.[188]
Media
Films
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Waking Life | Man in Car with PA | Cameo |
2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Preacher | Minor role |
2007 | Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement | Himself | Documentary |
Loose Change | |||
2009 | The Obama Deception: The Mask Comes Off | ||
After Last Season | God | Cameo | |
2016 | Amerigeddon | Senator Reed | Minor role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2012 | Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura | Himself | Recurring guest |
Author
- Jones, Alex (2002). 9-11: Descent Into Tyranny. Austin, Texas: Progressive Press. OCLC 52400701.
- Jones, Alex (2009). The Answer to 1984 Is 1776. London: OCLC 421814975.
Film subject
Year | Title | Notes |
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2001 | Waking Life | by Richard Linklater |
2001 | The Secret Rulers of the World | by Jon Ronson, part four of a five part series |
2003 | Aftermath: Unanswered Questions from 9/11 | by Stephen Marshall |
2009 | New World Order | by Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel |
2010 | The Fall of America and the Western World | by Brian Kraft |
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- ^ "The Scalia conspiracy theories are getting out of hand". The Independent. February 15, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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Jones is an articulate, sometimes hypnotic, often just annoying conspiracy theorist.
[His cable show] has made the exuberant, 27-year-old conspiracy theorist a minor celebrity in Austin.
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Leading conspiracy theorist and broadcaster Alex Jones of infowars.com argues that ...
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Two of the videos featured anti-Muslim content, including one in which Jones claimed that Muslims had invaded Europe. Another was flagged for anti-transgender content in which Jones appeared to threaten transgender people. The fourth showed an adult man and a young boy engaged in a physical altercation under the title "How To Prevent Liberalism."
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