Alex Jones is an American far-right conspiracy theorist. Jones is a key figure in the alt-right and so-called intellectual dark web.
Background
Alexander Emerick “Alex” Jones was born on February 11, 1974 in Dallas, Texas. Jones’ family moved to Austin, Texas when Jones was a teen. Jones attended Austin Community College but did not get a degree.
Jones became interested in right-wing conspiracy theories as a teen. Around the time of the seige of the Branch Davidian compound in nearby Waco, Jones began a call-in radio show. Jones claimed the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing was a false flag operation by the government.
In 1999 Jones and spouse Kelly founded InfoWars as a way to sell their conspiracy materials
Anti-transgender views
Jones was warned and ultimately banned by Facebook for “violent or graphic content,” including one with anti-trans content. Another was flagged for anti-transgender content in which Jones appeared to threaten transgender people.
Jones has appeared in media with conservative transgender troll Blaire White and numerous personalities who platform anti-trans guests and views, most notably Joe Rogan. In 2018 Jones inadvertently revealed on camera recent browsing history that included trans porn star Marissa Minx.
References
Kacala, Alexander (August 7, 2018). Infowars’ Alex Jones has a long history of inflammatory, anti-LGBTQ speech. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/infowars-alex-jones-has-long-history-inflammatory-anti-lgbtq-speech-n898431
O’Hara, Mary Emily (August 28, 2018). A Trans Porn Star Reacts to Her Video Appearing on The Alex Jones Show. them. https://www.them.us/story/trans-porn-alex-jones-show
Resources
GLAAD (glaad.org)
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Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Twitter (twitter.com)
https://www.infowarsstore.com/
PrisonPlanet.com
InfoWars.com
NewsWars.com
IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1093953/)
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