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Displaying all articles tagged:
Alex Jones
lies
Nov. 21, 2022
Alex Jones Owes Sandy Hook Families Nearly $1.5 Billion
A new report suggests Jones may have moved money around to simulate bankruptcy.
By
Claire Lampen
celebrity
Oct. 13, 2022
M.I.A. Will Not Let Us Forget She’s Anti-Vaxx
She apparently saw the Alex Jones verdict as an opportunity to spew vaccine misinformation.
By
Danielle Cohen
last night on late night
Oct. 13, 2022
Watch Stephen Colbert Gloat About Alex Jones Owing Almost $1 Billion
Also, the bear named after Colbert won Fat Bear Week.
By
Bethy Squires
conspiracy series
Oct. 12, 2022
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Sandy Hook Families
He’s facing yet another trial determining defamation payouts later this year.
By
Matt Stieb
conspiracist series
Aug. 5, 2022
Sandy Hook Parents Awarded Another $45 Million of Alex Jones’s Money
The Infowars founder has had an expensive week in court, and there are still two more trials to go against other Sandy Hook victims’ families.
By
Matt Stieb
conspiracy series
Aug. 4, 2022
The Alex Jones Trial Is As Messy As You’d Expect
He was ordered to pay $4.1 million to a Sandy Hook victim’s parents after a trial that saw him surprised by the revelation of his own texts.
By
Matt Stieb
encounter
July 29, 2022
Platforming a Platformer of the Deplatformed
The premiere of Alex Lee Moyer’s new Alex Jones documentary is a blockbuster anti-Establishment crossover event.
By
Simon van Zuylen-Wood
alex jones
Apr. 18, 2022
Infowars Is Finally Broke
Alex Jones’s conspiracist website filed for bankruptcy, stalling the defamation settlements for families of Sandy Hook victims.
By
Matt Stieb
media
Nov. 15, 2021
Alex Jones Will Be Forced to Pay Sandy Hook Parents
The conspiracy theorist wouldn’t cooperate, so a judge ruled him liable by default.
By
Nia Prater
lawsuits
Oct. 1, 2021
Alex Jones Must Pay Damages in Two Sandy Hook Cases: Judge
How much he’ll have to pay the parents of two children killed in the school shooting will now be decided by a jury.
By
Chas Danner
lawsuits
Dec. 31, 2019
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $100K in Sandy Hook Conspiracy Case
The Infowars creator must pay court and legal fees after being sued for his claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
By
Hannah Gold
infowars
June 11, 2019
Alex Jones Settles Pepe the Frog Lawsuit
Jones will pay creator Matt Furie $15,000 to avoid a trial and further legal fees.
By
Brian Feldman
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Apr. 11, 2019
If I Were Alex Jones I’d Team Up With Logan Paul, Too
Paul hosted Jones on a two-hour podcast episode this week.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
anthropaulogy
Apr. 10, 2019
It Appears Logan Paul Has Teamed Up With Alex Jones
Paul hinted that Jones would appear on his podcast this week.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
hoaxers
Mar. 29, 2019
Alex Jones, Under Oath, Testifies ‘Psychosis’ Made Him a Sandy Hook Hoaxer
Jones is being sued by the parent of a Sandy Hook victim.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
nra
Mar. 28, 2019
NRA Official Emailed Conspiracist to Spread Doubt on Parkland Day After Shooting
The day after Parkland, an NRA instructor emailed a man who had harassed Sandy Hook parents, prodding him to question reports on the shooting.
By
Matt Stieb
select all
Sept. 6, 2018
Twitter Finally Bans Alex Jones
Apple, Facebook, YouTube, and Spotify did this weeks ago.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
beef
Sept. 5, 2018
‘Dumbass’ Alex Jones and ‘Thug’ Marco Rubio Trade Insults in Senate Hallway
“I just don’t know who you are, man. I don’t read weird websites.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
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Aug. 15, 2018
Twitter Will Be Rid of Alex Jones for the Next 7 Days
The platform announced it is suspending the Infowars host for inciting violence.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
last night on late night
Aug. 8, 2018
Colbert’s Alex Jones Spoof Has Also Been Silenced by ‘Silicon Valley Soy Flakes’
Times are tough for
Brain Fight
host Tuck Buckford.
By
Megh Wright
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Aug. 7, 2018
Even Porn Sites Want Nothing to Do With Alex Jones
Pinterest and MailChimp also banned the Infowars host this week.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Aug. 6, 2018
Facebook, Apple, and Spotify Remove Infowars Content
All three platforms cited “hate speech” as the reason.
By
Brian Feldman
Aug. 1, 2018
Alex Jones Wants Sandy Hook Parents to Pay His Legal Fees
The Infowars founder wants a judge to dismiss a defamation suit against him and compel the parents of Noah Pozner to pay $100,000 in his legal fees.
By
Adam K. Raymond
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July 27, 2018
Alex Jones Has Been Suspended From Facebook
The conspiracy theorist suffers some consequences.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
July 13, 2018
Facebook Won’t Ban Infowars Because … Honestly It Doesn’t Have a Good Reason
Facebook called Infowars “really problematic,” but said it hasn’t done anything to warrant being banned.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
lawsuits
Apr. 17, 2018
Sandy Hook Parents Are Suing Alex Jones for Defamation
The popular conspiracy theorist has spent years claiming that the mass shooting in which 20 children died was a false-flag operation.
By
Gabriella Paiella
Apr. 13, 2018
‘The Opposition’ Confronts Alex Jones, Calls Him a Crisis Actor
On Thursday night’s episode of The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Kobi Libii went to Washington, D.C. to confront Alex Jones, the […]
By
Kenneth Arthur
sexual harassment
Mar. 1, 2018
InfoWars Staff Allegedly Behave Exactly How You’d Expect
Alex Jones allegedly groped a female employee, and referred to one man as “the resident Jew.”
By
Madeleine Aggeler
Feb. 28, 2018
Jordan Klepper Defends Alex Jones Against Attacks from “Turd Blossom” and […]
In addition to trying to pick a Twitter fight with a teenager who recently survived the Florida mass shooting, Alex Jones has found a new enemy […]
By
Megh Wright
select all
Feb. 27, 2018
Alex Jones Says He’s Being Bullied by a Teenage Stoneman-Shooting Survivor
David Hogg spoke out on Twitter after Infowars claimed that he was a paid “crisis actor,” and Alex Jones isn’t handling it well.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Jan. 24, 2018
Alex Jones: Trump Has Called Me 3 Times in the Last Few Months
But the calls come too early and Jones keeps missing them, he said.
By
Adam K. Raymond
collaborations
Jan. 23, 2018
Alex Jones Is Reportedly Working on a Book With a Pickup Artist
The conspiracy theorist–pickup artist collaboration we’ve all been waiting for.
By
Gabriella Paiella
burns
Jan. 5, 2018
Pretty Boy Alex Jones Says Bannon ‘Looks Like He Has Organ Failure’
When beautiful people fight.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
small hands
Jan. 3, 2018
Alex Jones Defends Trump Against ‘Small Genitals’ Rumors
“Nothing to do with the media trying to say the president has small genitals. And by the way he doesn’t even have small hands.”
By
Lisa Ryan
Aug. 18, 2017
Watch Alex Jones Get Coffee Dumped on Him While Trying to Film in Seattle
“See that? That’s who they are! This is the brainwashing.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
last night on late night
July 31, 2017
John Oliver Explains How Alex Jones Markets Himself As an Alt-Right Witch Doctor
Oliver examines how Alex Jones funds his show from supplements.
By
Hunter Harris
July 31, 2017
John Oliver Is Now Selling $1,000,000 Taint Wipes Inspired by Alex Jones
Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver sets his sights on Alex Jones by taking a closer look at the products for […]
By
Megh Wright
odd couples
July 25, 2017
Spencer Pratt Interviewed Alex Jones About Megyn Kelly on a Hawaiian Beach
The strangest of buddy comedies continues.
By
Anna Silman
July 24, 2017
Spencer Pratt Is Going Snorkeling in Hawaii With Alex Jones
Greatest buddy comedy ever.
By
Anna Silman
humor
July 6, 2017
10 More Stories From the Goop ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Issue
Gwyn is really leaning into this whole Infowars comparison with the newest issue of Goop.
By
Jessica Roy
peas in a pod
June 30, 2017
Goop and Infowars Have Way More in Common Than You Thought
Maybe Gwyn and Alex Jones can start a new venture together?
By
Ethan Sapienza
ratings
June 19, 2017
Megyn Kelly’s Controversial Alex Jones Interview Fails to Find an Audience
Twitter may have been lighting up, but actual viewers responded with a collective yawn.
By
Josef Adalian
select all
June 19, 2017
Amazon Echo’s Alexa Jones Tells You the Truths They Don’t Want You to Hear
Tired of the dulcet tones of Alexa? Try out the screams of a very, very angry conspiracy theorist from Texas.
By
Jake Swearingen
media
June 19, 2017
Megyn Kelly’s Alex Jones Interview Was Less Controversial Than Expected
Critics said the edited version offered a decent overview of the Infowars host but still had journalistic shortcomings.
By
Margaret Hartmann
backlash
June 16, 2017
NBC Station in Connecticut Will Not Broadcast Megyn Kelly’s Alex Jones Interview
Out of respect for local families, WVIT will keep the InfoWars host off air.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
June 16, 2017
Megyn Kelly’s Interview With Alex Jones Is Getting ‘Completely Overhauled’
The episode has apparently been reedited, and will include a sitdown with a Sandy Hook family.
By
Lisa Ryan
June 15, 2017
How Far Will the Right Go in Blaming the Left for the Alexandria Shootings?
Some commentators are taking the argument to some disturbing lengths.
By
Ed Kilgore
June 13, 2017
Register Your Megyn Kelly Complaints With the White House
In 2017, being a journalist means interviewing people close to power whose ideas might be reprehensible or flat-out insane.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
media
June 13, 2017
Sandy Hook Group Drops Megyn Kelly As Gala Host Over Her Alex Jones Interview
Jones has been instrumental in promoting Sandy Hook–shooting conspiracy theories.
By
Gabriella Paiella
the controversies never cease
June 12, 2017
J.P. Morgan Chase Pulls Ads Over Megyn Kelly’s Upcoming Alex Jones Interview
NBC is now facing a backlash over Kelly’s upcoming sit-down with the well-known conspiracy theorist.
By
Halle Kiefer
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