In another blow to Alex Jones’ InfoWars franchise, Apple has removed the channel’s app from its App Store, further limiting Jones’ ability to spread his conspiracy theories. The news comes on the heels of a very bad month for Jones, in which his content was banned from Facebook, iTunes, YouTube, and Spotify, among others. A spokeswoman from Apple said, via the New York … Read more
Alex Jones, the currently besieged host of InfoWars, confronted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) in the U.S. Capitol, after Rubio’s questioning Wednesday during the Senate’s hearing on Twitter and Facebook. Jones, along with other far-right social media stars like Jack Posobiec, Chuck Johnson, and Laura Loomer, found a seat in the front row during the hearing. While there … Read more
After Cristhian Bahena Rivera was charged in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts on Tuesday, anti-immigrant trolls took to Twitter to harass the dead woman for her criticism of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The barrage of offensive tweets is a distillation of a political culture in which conservative victories hinge on—and … Read more
From humble origins as an Austin, Texas public access TV host, Alex Jones eventually became kingpin of a media empire based on conspiracy theories, general outrage at “the system,” bad faith allegations, and selling nutritional supplements. But while Jones earned endless mockery with his random rants and wild accusations, he also built a huge following … Read more