Alex Emerick Jones is a far right conspiracy theorist who is known for running his own news channel, info wars, a fake news website. Despite his behavior and possibly criminal activity, Jones has a large following online, most originating from trump’s fanbase. Among one of his worst acts yet was when he openly claimed that the victims of the sandy hook shooting (and their families) and other similar incidents were “paid crisis actors”. This led to Jones being sued by the families of said victims, resulting in him losing two cases as of 2021.