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Overall, InfoWars/Alex Jones is a crackpot, tin foil hat level conspiracy website that also strongly promotes pseudoscience. The amount of fake news and debunked conspiracy claims, as well as extreme right wing bias, renders InfoWars a non-credible source on any level.

Detailed Report

Factual Reporting: VERY LOW

Country: USA

World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180

History

Founded in 1999 by Alex Jones, InfoWars is a far right American conspiracy theorist and fake news website and media platform. The radio program originates from Austin, Texas and is broadcast on over 100 radio stations. InfoWars routinely reports fake news that has led to harassment lawsuits against Alex Jones. InfoWars is most famous for promoting the fake false flag idea that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings were staged by actors and directed by the government. This has resulted in numerous lawsuits against Jones by grieving parents who lost their children in the mass shooting. Further, during a child custody case, Jones’ attorney admitted that Alex Jones is a “performance artist.”

In February 2018, Alex Jones was accused by former employees of antisemitism and sexual harassment of women staff members. Jones denied the allegations. In August of 2018, InfoWars/Alex Jones content was removed and banned from Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and Apple due to a violation of community standards through the promotion of hate speech.

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Funded by / Ownership

InfoWars is owned by Alex Jones through Free Speech Systems LLC. Alex Jones/Infowars is funded through advertising on both the radio and website as well the sale of pseudoscience products.

Analysis / Bias

In review, InfoWars is a Tin Foil Hat Conspiracy multimedia source. Alex Jones has become famous by selling fake stories and debunked claims to a large audience. There are simply too many crazy conspiracies to list and with that in mind, here are some of his more famous/infamous claims:

Editorially, Infowars presents with an extreme right wing bias with virtually all stories favoring the right and denigrating the left such as this: ADD ONE TO CLINTON BODY COUNT, JEFFREY EPSTEIN KILLED DURING SUICIDE WATCH. There obviously isn’t any evidence to support Infowars claim and hence why it is a conspiracy.

Needless to say, a Factual Search reveals an incredible amount of failed fact checks. Below is a short list of the many failed facts racked up by Alex Jones of Infowars.

Overall, InfoWars/Alex Jones is a crackpot, tin foil hat level conspiracy website that also strongly promotes pseudoscience. The amount of fake news and debunked conspiracy claims, as well as extreme right wing bias, renders InfoWars a non-credible source on any level. (7/20/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 8/11/2019)

Source: http://www.infowars.com/