Alex JonesThe ultra-conservative radio host and well-known conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay more than $1 billion to the families of eight victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting for the damages he caused them by perpetuating the lie that the massacre was a hoax. The Connecticut court’s decision, issued on October 12, 2022, comes on the heels of $45 million in punitive damages that a Texas court ordered Jones to pay to the family of another victim two months earlier. Although Jones’ attorney said they would appeal the rulings, he ultimately lost his Infowars platform. Onions At bankruptcy auction.
Read on to learn more about Jones below.
Alex is the founder of the far-right conspiracy website Infowars.
He founded the site in 1999. It’s dedicated to Alex’s rants, his radio show, and, more often than not, extremist conspiracy news. That includes his long and loud claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre that left 20 children dead was a hoax. He claimed that the deadly 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City was government-created terrorism, and that the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., were caused by… George W. Bush administration. “I’ll tell you the bottom line: There’s a 98 percent chance this was a government-controlled bombing,” he said at the time.
Alex has been banned on almost all social media platforms
Alex’s diatribe led to him being banned from Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and more. On September 6, 2018, Twitter announced: “Today, we have permanently suspended the service @com.realalexjones and @com.infowars From Twitter and Periscope. We took this action based on new reports of Tweets and videos posted yesterday that violate our abusive behavior policy, as well as previous account violations. When Facebook announced in 2019 it would ban Alex, along with other extreme conservatives including Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Lemire“We have always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” the company said in a statement. “Our process for evaluating potential violators is extensive, which is what drove our decision to remove these accounts today.”
Alex has proven to be anti-LGBTQ
In 2010, he claimed the Pentagon had developed a “gay bomb.” “The reason there are so many gay people now is because it’s a chemical warfare operation, and I have government documents that said they were going to encourage homosexuality by using chemicals so people wouldn’t have children,” he said in a 2010 television broadcast. NBC News. In 2017, he declared that “the majority of frogs in most areas of the United States are now homosexual,” although he had no evidence to support this. He also said the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, was the fault of the LGBTQ community. In 2018, he confirmed that the Pentagon had created “weaponized perfumes” that would “make men attracted to other men, and they want you to do it so you don’t have kids.” He made another anti-LGBTQ speech which helped get him banned from social media platforms.
Alex claimed former First Lady Michelle Obama is a ‘man’
In 2014, he posted a video on Infowars asking, “Is Michelle Obama a man?” He then called Michelle a transsexual “tranny.” And it didn’t stop after she left the White House. In 2017, he said out loud: “Since the first days of the Obama administration, citizens across the board have studied videos and photos of Michelle Obama and said ‘She’s a man.’ But shocking new footage has emerged that’s being banned online as quickly as it can be uploaded.” He then showed photos and videos of folds in her pants and skirts and outrageously claimed to have seen a large outline of a “penis”.
Alex has been publicly supported by many right-wing celebrities
Alex has been a huge supporter of Donald TrumpTo tell his listeners that the real estate mogul was basically a godsend here to save the White House. During an interview on his show in 2015, Trump returned the favor, telling Jones: “Your reputation is amazing. I will not let you down.” The Washington Post. However, it’s not clear where their alliance stands following Jones’ lawsuit against the Sandy Hook families.
In December 2021, Tucker Carlson He called Jones “one of the most famous journalists” on his show on Fox News. “[He’s] A better journalist than say, security correspondent for NBC News Ken Delanian or Margaret Brennan “From CBS,” Tucker added.
Joe Rogan He has defended Jones in the past, saying, “What is he doing that’s so terrible? He’s entertaining!” according to The Washington Post. Rogan also hosted Jones on his popular podcast in 2020, where Jones pushed false claims about the coronavirus vaccine.
