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|crimes = [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Defamation]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]] | |crimes = [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Defamation]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]] | ||
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}}'''''InfoWars''''' is an American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by [[Alex Jones]]. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. | }}'''''InfoWars''''' (stylized '''INFO'''''WA''RS) is an American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by [[Alex Jones]]. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
''InfoWars'' was created in 1999 by American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who remains its controlling influence. ''InfoWars'' features ''The Alex Jones Show'' on their broadcasts and was established as a public-access television program aired in Austin, Texas in 1999. | ''InfoWars'' was created in 1999 by American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who remains its controlling influence. ''InfoWars'' features ''The Alex Jones Show'' on their broadcasts and was established as a public-access television program aired in Austin, Texas in 1999. | ||
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In June 2017, it was announced that [[Roger Stone]], a former campaign advisor for Donald Trump, would be hosting his own InfoWars show "five nights a week", with an extra studio being built to accommodate his show. | In June 2017, it was announced that [[Roger Stone]], a former campaign advisor for Donald Trump, would be hosting his own InfoWars show "five nights a week", with an extra studio being built to accommodate his show. | ||
In July 2018, YouTube removed four of InfoWars's uploaded videos that violated its policy against hate speech and suspended posts for 90 days. Facebook also banned Jones after it determined four videos on his pages violated its community standards in July 2018. In August 2018, YouTube, Apple, and Facebook removed content from Jones and InfoWars, citing their policies against hate speech and harassment. | In July 2018, YouTube removed four of InfoWars's uploaded videos that violated its policy against hate speech and suspended posts for 90 days. Facebook also banned Jones after it determined four videos on his pages violated its community standards in July 2018. In August 2018, YouTube, Apple, and Facebook removed content from Jones and InfoWars, citing their policies against hate speech and harassment, as it was against those policy. | ||
In April 2022, InfoWars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid Alex Jones receiving multiple defamation lawsuits. | |||
==Notable guests who have appeared on ''InfoWars''== | ==Notable guests who have appeared on ''InfoWars''== | ||
*[[Aleksandr Dugin]] | *[[Aleksandr Dugin]] | ||
*[[Allen West]] | *[[Allen West]] | ||
*[[Ben Garrison]] | |||
*[[David Duke]] | *[[David Duke]] | ||
*[[Donald Trump]] | *[[Donald Trump]] | ||
*[[Ethan Nordean]] | |||
*[[Gavin McInnes]] | *[[Gavin McInnes]] | ||
*[[Jason Kessler]] | *[[Jason Kessler]] | ||
*[[Kanye West]] | |||
*[[Louis Farrakhan]] | *[[Louis Farrakhan]] | ||
*[[Nick Fuentes]] | *[[Nick Fuentes]] | ||
*[[Maram Susli]] | |||
*[[Pat Buchanan]] | *[[Pat Buchanan]] | ||
*[[Paul Nehlen]] | *[[Paul Nehlen]] | ||
*[[Richard Spencer]] | *[[Richard Spencer]] | ||
*[[Roger Stone]] | |||
*[[Steven Anderson]] | *[[Steven Anderson]] | ||
*[[Theodore Beale]] | *[[Theodore Beale]] | ||