Infowars-Alex Jones – Bias and Credibility (original) (raw)

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

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT (9.9) Factual Reporting: VERY LOW (10.0) Country: USA MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE Media Type: TV Station Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

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, Jones’s attorney admitted that Alex Jones was a “performance artist during a child custody case.”

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 hate speech promotion.

On 4/18/2022, Infowars filed for bankruptcy protection following lawsuits against Alex Jones for promoting false conspiracy theories regarding the Sandy Hook shootings.

On 11/14/2024, it was announced that the satire website The Onion purchased Infowars in a bankruptcy auction and will transition it into a parody site. Full story here: Satirical Site The Onion Acquires Alex Jones’ InfoWars in Bankruptcy Auction.

We will update the source page for Infowars once its format changes.

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Funded by / Ownership

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

Analysis / Bias

In review, InfoWars is a Tin-Foil Hat Conspiracy multimedia source. Alex Jones has become famous for 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:

• The New World Order run by Pedophiles (Pizzagate)
• 911 was an inside job
• San Bernardino False Flag
• Man-made Hurricanes and Tornadoes
• Mind Control Operations

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 isn’t any evidence to support Infowars’ claim, hence why it is a conspiracy.

Failed Fact Checks

Needless to say, a Factual Search reveals an incredible amount of failed fact checks. Below is a shortlist.

• Says explosive devices mailed to prominent Democrats and Trump critics confirm the “deep state (is) launching false flag against (mainstream media)/Dems to blame Trump & pro-America forces.” – FALSE
• Democratic judge said “we’re going erase all the computer files … on Wednesday morning.” – PANTS ON FIRE
• Emails show Democrats, Hillary Clinton and George Soros instigated and orchestrated racial protests in Charlottesville by trying to “control” and keep people “desperate.” – PANTS ON FIRE
• Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs. – FALSE
• “Election fraud: Democrats are voting twice in Maryland” – PANTS ON FIRE

Overall, InfoWars/Alex Jones is a crackpot, tin foil hat-level conspiracy website that strongly promotes pseudoscience. The amount of fake news, debunked conspiracy claims, and extreme right-wing bias renders InfoWars a non-credible source. (7/20/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 12/27/2024)

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