Editing Alex Jones (section)

==Other views and claims==
*Jones has promoted both the [[Great Replacement]] theories. ''Media Matters'' covered his claim that NFL players protesting during the national anthem were "kneeling to white genocide" and violence against whites, which the SPLC covered in their headlines review.<ref>[https://www.bing.com/search?q=media+matters+alex+jones+kneeling+to+white+genocide&cvid=e3681a0ae72a4b0d89b1834cf036837d&aqs=edge..69i57.8856j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS Alex Jones: Protesting NFL players are “kneeling to white genocide”], ''Media Matters For America''</ref><ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/09/27/hatewatch-headlines-9272017 Hatewatch Headlines 9/27/2017], ''Southern Poverty Law Center''</ref>
**On October 2, 2017, Jones claimed that Democrats and communists were plotting imminent "white genocide" attacks. His reporting and public views on the topic have received support and coverage from white nationalist publications and groups, such as the AltRight Corporation and the New Zealand National Front.
*Jones is known for both his [[Anti-vaxxers|opposition to vaccines]], and his views on vaccine controversies. 
**On June 16, 2017, Vox covered his claim that the introduction of the Sesame Street character Julia, an autistic Muppet, was "designed to normalize autism, a disorder caused by vaccines."<ref>[https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/4/20/15295822/alex-jones-fans-climate-change-vaccines-science I talked to Alex Jones fans about climate change and vaccines. Their views may surprise you.], ''Vox''</ref>
**On November 20, 2017, ''The New Yorker'' quoted Jones as claiming ''InfoWars'' was "defending people's right to not be forcibly infected with vaccines". Critics argue that he endangers "children by convincing their parents that vaccines are dangerous."<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/20/jordan-kleppers-comic-conspiracy Jordan Klepper's Comic Conspiracy], ''The New Yorker''</ref>
**Jones has specifically disputed the safety and effectiveness of MMR vaccines.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/06/anti-vaccine-activists-waging-primordial-cosmic-war-despite-measles-backlash Anti-vaccine activists waging 'primordial cosmic war' despite measles backlash], ''The Guardian''</ref>
**After Donald Trump recommended at an August 2021 rally that people choose to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Jones accused him of being "one of the most evil men who ever lived" and "[[Josef Mengele]] 2.0".<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2021/12/26/alex-jones-slams-donald-trump-for-telling-the-truth-about-the-covid-19-vaccine/?sh=6eba8e242e3b Alex Jones Slams Donald Trump For Telling The Truth About The COVID-19 Vaccine], ''Forbes''</ref>
**During a December 2021 episode of ''InfoWars'', Jones called the coronavirus vaccine an "experimental, Nuremberg Code-violating vaccine" and made references to a "Satanic alien attack".
*While Jones initially supported [[QAnon]],<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/how-storm-biggest-fake-news-story-796725 How 'the Storm' Became the Biggest Fake News Story of 2018], ''Newsweek''</ref> Right Wing Watch reported that he had ceased to support QAnon by May 2018, declaring the source "completely compromised".<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/stick-a-fork-in-qanon-alex-jones-and-jerome-corsi-claim-that-qanon-has-been-completely-compromised/ Stick A Fork In QAnon: Alex Jones And Jerome Corsi Claim That QAnon Has Been 'Completely Compromised'], ''Right Wing Watch''</ref> In 2021, after the Capitol attack, Jones denounced believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory on ''InfoWars''.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-qanon-rant-viral-infowars-1560394 Alex Jones' QAnon rant watched over two million times: "I'm sick of it!"], ''Newsweek''</ref>
*He has promoted [[COVID denialism]] and has described COVID-19 as a "hoax" a number of times.
*Jones was also the main proponent of "[[Pizzagate]]", a conspiracy theory claiming that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party were running a child [[Human Trafficking|human trafficking]] ring out of the basement of the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. This lead to a man named [[Edgar Maddison Welch]] entering the restaurant with a semi-automatic rifle on December 4, 2016 and opening fire; thankfully, no one was injured.
*Jones has also claimed on a few occasions that the [[Communist Party of China]] has gained control of the Democratic Party and that China’s current paramount leader, [[Xi Jinping]], "owns" Hollywood.