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Among the '''many''' [[Conspiracy Theories]] he holds, he purports that the elite is plotting to kill us all [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|any minute now]] via vaccines, food, fluoride and [[Everything Trying to Kill You|pretty much everything, really]]. He's also the guy who snuck into Bohemian Grove and took video, which he claims shows the world Elite about to sacrifice a baby to Molech [[Did Not Do the Research|(yeah, about that...)]]. He's also a 9/11 truther who, if you believe everything he's said over the years, believes that the US military trained the pilots who crashed the planes into the Twin Towers ''and'' that the planes weren't real.
Among the '''many''' [[Conspiracy Theories]] he holds, he purports that the elite is plotting to kill us all [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|any minute now]] via vaccines, food, fluoride and [[Everything Trying to Kill You|pretty much everything, really]]. He's also the guy who snuck into Bohemian Grove and took video, which he claims shows the world Elite about to sacrifice a baby to Molech [[Did Not Do the Research|(yeah, about that...)]]. He's also a 9/11 truther who, if you believe everything he's said over the years, believes that the US military trained the pilots who crashed the planes into the Twin Towers ''and'' that the planes weren't real.


On top of numerous legal issues both from his estranged wife (who alleged him to have been of questionable sanity, something that isn't doubtful considering his erratic and irrational behaviour) and those whom he accused e.g. families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, among them social activist Leonard Pozner whose son was murdered in the attack, Jones has since been branded a pariah by mainstream social media and internet services, namely Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Periscope and Roku, largely for promoting hate speech and inciting violence against people of other faiths and ethnicities. PayPal also barred him from conducting business transactions. The official InfoWars mobile apps were removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, in the latter case only in March 2020 because of lies and misinformation Jones circulated about the [[COVID-19 Pandemic]]. Similar crackdowns were made on YouTube channels and mobile apps either associated with Jones or mirroring any content from his site.
On top of numerous legal issues both from his estranged wife (who alleged him to have been of questionable sanity, something that isn't doubtful considering his erratic and irrational behaviour) and those whom he accused e.g. families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, among them social activist Leonard Pozner whose son was murdered in the attack, Jones has since been branded a pariah by mainstream social media and internet services, namely Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Periscope and Roku, largely for promoting hate speech and inciting violence against people of other faiths and ethnicities. PayPal also barred him from conducting business transactions. The official InfoWars mobile apps were removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, in the latter case only in March 2020 because of lies and misinformation Jones circulated about the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Similar crackdowns were made on YouTube channels and mobile apps either associated with Jones or mirroring any content from his site.


In light of the 2021 United States Capitol riots, it was reported by the ''Washington Post'' that the FBI was investigating Jones' role in influencing the domestic terror groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the incursion.<ref>Hsu, Spencer (February 20, 2021).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/stone-jones-capitol-riot-investigation-radicalization/2021/02/19/97d6e6ee-6cad-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html "U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters".] The Washington Post.</ref>
In light of the 2021 United States Capitol riots, it was reported by the ''Washington Post'' that the FBI was investigating Jones' role in influencing the domestic terror groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the incursion.<ref>Hsu, Spencer (February 20, 2021).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/stone-jones-capitol-riot-investigation-radicalization/2021/02/19/97d6e6ee-6cad-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html "U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters".] The Washington Post.</ref>
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* [[Large Ham]]: So much that fellow ham [[Cenk Uygur]] was amused at his behavior.
* [[Large Ham]]: So much that fellow ham [[Cenk Uygur]] was amused at his behavior.
* [[Media Research Failure]]: His "review" of the film ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]''.
* [[Media Research Failure]]: His "review" of the film ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]''.
* [[Persona Non Grata]]: Mounting pressure from victims of mass shootings along with Jones's tendency to sow discord against minorities and people of other faiths forced social media outlets and web services to ''permanently ban'' Jones and InfoWars. Facebook, [[Apple]], YouTube, [[Spotify]], [[Periscope]], [[Roku]] and [[Twitter]] removed all of Jones's accounts and content posted by him or his affiliates, to name a few. Online payment service PayPal wanted nothing to do with him either. The official InfoWars mobile apps were also removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, in the latter case only in March 2020 because of lies and misinformation Jones circulated about the [[COVID-19 Pandemic]].
* [[Persona Non Grata]]: Mounting pressure from victims of mass shootings along with Jones's tendency to sow discord against minorities and people of other faiths forced social media outlets and web services to ''permanently ban'' Jones and InfoWars. Facebook, [[Apple]], YouTube, [[Spotify]], [[Periscope]], [[Roku]] and [[Twitter]] removed all of Jones's accounts and content posted by him or his affiliates, to name a few. Online payment service PayPal wanted nothing to do with him either. The official InfoWars mobile apps were also removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, in the latter case only in March 2020 because of lies and misinformation Jones circulated about the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* [[Stealth Parody]]: Possibly used against him in the rotoscoped film ''[[Waking Life]]''. In it, he is shown yelling one of his monologues over a car loudspeaker, while the animation slowly increases his skin hue to brighter, darker shades of red. This could just be a simple exaggeration used in many pieces of animation, or a reference to the ''imprisoned psychopath'' who is shown in the same way earlier in the movie while he loudly and publicly devises the ''most harmful and painful way to kill the people who got him into prison in the first place''.
* [[Stealth Parody]]: Possibly used against him in the rotoscoped film ''[[Waking Life]]''. In it, he is shown yelling one of his monologues over a car loudspeaker, while the animation slowly increases his skin hue to brighter, darker shades of red. This could just be a simple exaggeration used in many pieces of animation, or a reference to the ''imprisoned psychopath'' who is shown in the same way earlier in the movie while he loudly and publicly devises the ''most harmful and painful way to kill the people who got him into prison in the first place''.
* [[Too Soon]]: ''Defied.'' [[Carrie Fisher]] had been dead for only ''a couple of hours'' before Jones did a show claiming she had been murdered to boost ticket sales of ''[[The Force Awakens]]''. It didn't go over well.
* [[Too Soon]]: ''Defied.'' [[Carrie Fisher]] had been dead for only ''a couple of hours'' before Jones did a show claiming she had been murdered to boost ticket sales of ''[[The Force Awakens]]''. It didn't go over well.
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