ALEX JONES

For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at least 700 people have been charged, mostly with lower-level crimes.

“Though Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, the company presently has no misinformation policy,” wrote a group of more than 270 doctors. “Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread misleading and false claims on his podcast, provoking distrust in science and medicine.”

Jones is the latest right-wing pundit to criticize Trump for endorsing vaccines, and said the ex-president "doesn't know what he's doing."

Sergio FloresRight-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is threatening to “dish all the dirt” on Donald Trump to get back at the ex-president over his endorsement of the COVID-19 vaccine. “Yeah, we all wish Trump would do the right thing,” Jones said on his Wednesday afternoon InfoWars program, before urging his listeners to “move on” from Trump due to his glowing endorsement of the vaccine. “In fact, maybe—you know what—to get Trump’s attention,” he continued, “maybe I should just dish all the d

Wayne Allyn Root is among the fringe members of the right who have bashed former President Donald Trump for lauding the COVID-19 vaccines.

Drew AngererAlex Jones’ wife Erika Wulff Jones allegedly struck the far-right conspiracy theorist “over 20 times” and threatened to hit him in the head with a stone ball, causing him to "fear for his life,” according to police documents reviewed by The Daily Beast.Wulff Jones was arrested on a domestic violence charge for that Friday night altercation at the couple’s home outside of Austin, Texas. Following the Christmas Eve incident, Jones told the Associated Press: “It’s a private family matte

Mr Trump has been encouraging his supporters to take the coronavirus vaccine

The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur says stems from a “medication imbalance.”.

The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur said stems from a "medication imbalance.” Sheriff's deputies took Erika Wulff Jones into custody and booked her into an Austin jail around 8:45 p.m. Friday. Alex Jones, an Austin resident and founder of the right-wing media group Infowars, declined Saturday to say whether he'd been injured or elaborate on what happened beyond that he believes it was related to his wife's recent change of medication.

Figures from far-right radio host Alex Jones to Jan. 6 rally organizer Ali Alexander have come out in force, rebuking Trump for advocating for the COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots.

Figures from far-right radio host Alex Jones to Jan. 6 rally organizer Ali Alexander have come out in force, rebuking Trump for advocating for the COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots.

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday ruled against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's bid to block the Jan. 6 select committee from obtaining his phone records.Why it matters: The ruling comes just a day after the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency filed a legal challenge against the House probe into the Capitol riot, requesting a temporary restraining order.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Flynn initially planned to as

Alex Jones, the founder of the website Infowars, is suing the House committee in charge of investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

The popular supermarket chain told the Washington Post it was "deeply troubled" by Julie Fancelli giving $650,000 to organizers of January 6 rallies.

There was a time when someone like Jones would have been too toxic to embrace.

Alex Jones will probably never take responsibility for the pain he caused the families of Sandy Hook victims. But at least he will be made to pay.

Kim Potter, the police officer who resigned after shooting Daunte Wright, is facing first and second-degree manslaughter charges.

Infowars host Alex Jones' lawyers are trying to get his free speech defense and other claims before a jury to argue that he is not liable for damages for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax years ago. The effort comes despite a Connecticut judge ruling this month that Jones was liable by default in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims, saying he repeatedly failed to turn over some documents, including financial records. Defendants who are found liable by default in lawsuits are not allowed to present their arguments against liability at hearings on damages unless they filed a “notice of defense,” which Jones and his lawyers did last Wednesday.

Mysterious elites may be plotting to release a new virus because "their little plan with COVID didn't work," the former national security adviser said.

A committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to five more individuals, including former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The panel has already demanded documents and testimony from several other Trump advisers — some have cooperated and some have not.

The panel has already demanded documents and testimony from several other Trump advisers — some have cooperated and some have not.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued five new subpoenas for witnesses lawmakers want to hear from, in addition to 35 witnesses subpoenaed already.

The Jan. 6 investigators issued subpoenas for documents and testimony from Alex Jones, Roger Stone, Dustin Stockton, Jennifer Lawrence and Taylor Budowich.

Jones refused to provide financial information requested by families of people killed in 2012, a move that rendered him legally liable, the judge said.

The shooting was portrayed on Jones' Infowars show as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. He has since acknowledged the shooting.

A judge in Connecticut took the rare step of defaulting Jones in the defamation lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.

Parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued Alex Jones over his claims that the massacre was a hoax.

A Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Jim Bourg/Reuters A Connecticut judge found InfoWars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones guilty by default in a defamation lawsuit brought by families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.The Monday decision in the lawsuits brought by eight families comes weeks after a judge in Texas found Jones liable for damages in three other cases brought by the parents of a pair of students who were killed in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that claimed the lives of 20

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

Front-line medical workers are growing weary of COVID-19 denial and misinformation in treating unvaccinated patients during the delta-driven surge.

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, home of Infowars, entered default judgments against Jones, Infowars and other defendants for what she called their "flagrant bad faith and callous disregard" of court orders.

Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and creator of Infowars, has been ordered to pay damages to two families of victims in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.

The Infowars host and conspiracy theorist was found liable for damages in three defamation suits brought by the parents of children killed at Sandy Hook over his claims that the shooting was a hoax.

A judge ruled that Alex Jones is legally responsible for damages caused by his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a "giant hoax."

A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits related to his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

Jones defended Joe Rogan, who said this week he was taking ivermectin, along with other medications, after testing positive for COVID-19.

In today’s Republican Party, Trump is becoming what was once unthinkable—conventional, unexceptional, even something of an establishment figure.

Officials say the host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Court documents show that a host of the right-wing website Infowars, Owen Shroyer, has been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The ex-Boyzone singer's lawyers told the High Court of the distress caused by newspapers stories.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyInfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could finally face legal consequences over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre was a false flag, with multiple civil cases filed by relatives of the victims set for trial in the spring of 2022.But the bombastic radio host has one last-ditch strategy before one of those lawsuits reaches a Connecticut courtroom next May: deposing former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential can

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The Proud Boys enjoy support from some Chinese Americans and the broader Chinese diaspora, attracted by the group's claim to be fighting communism.

Some people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not join a deadly insurrection.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. COVID CLAIM: Boyle says the coronavirus is a genetically engineered bioweapon that escaped from a high-level lab in Wuhan, China. COVID CLAIM: Nikulin argues the U.S. created the virus and used it to attack China. He first voiced the belief in a Jan. 20, 2020, story by Zvezda, a state media outlet tied to the Russian military. EVIDENCE: There is no evidence that the U.S. created the virus or used it as a weapon to attack Iran.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. Militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations and fervent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stood shoulder to shoulder, unified in rage. I’m afraid that we’re going to have to be prepared for some worst-case scenarios for a while," said Amy Cooter, a senior lecturer in sociology at Vanderbilt University who studies U.S. militia groups. To understand the mix of extremists in the Capitol melee, it helps to look at history. ___This story has been corrected to show that the “Texas Militia” group gathered at the Statehouse in Auston while Trump was at the Texas border.

NEW YORK – A self-described American nationalist suspected of leaving a hoax explosive device in a car at a New York City mall is facing criminal charges after turning himself in to police, authorities said Tuesday. The mall was evacuated around 7:30 a.m. Monday after a device that was made to look like an explosive was found in a black Tesla parked on a ramp in a parking garage. He mocked media coverage as “fake news” and derided reporters covering his arrest as "morons.”“It was a Tesla car being charged," Shenker said. Another photo showed a Black Lives Matter poster among the items. A video posted to social media showed a man purported to be Shenker threatening to send the Proud Boys and Infowars host Alex Jones after a woman attending the vigil.

Trump’s supporters have taken up the president’s baseless claims of fraud and his demands to variously stop counting or keep counting votes, depending on whether he’s ahead. In north Phoenix, about 200 pro-Trump demonstrators chanted “Four more years” and waved signs saying “Count the Votes” outside the state GOP headquarters. Some Trump supporters carried firearms at the GOP headquarters event Thursday. He spoke from behind a police barricade near a couple of dozen Trump supporters waving blue Trump banners and flags. AdvertisementOne man, who declined to give his name, carried a rifle and wore a black mask that read Trump 2020.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr directed federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue fraudsters seeking to exploit peoples fears of the coronavirus pandemic by peddling fake cures or masquerading as government officials through phishing email schemes. The pandemic is dangerous enough without wrongdoers seeking to profit from public panic and this sort of conduct cannot be tolerated, Barr wrote in a memo released late Monday to the countrys U.S. His memo comes just a few days after the New York Attorney General ordered Alex Jones, who runs the conspiracy theory website Infowars, to stop marketing and selling toothpastes, creams, and dietary supplements that could be a stopgate against the coronavirus. President Donald Trump earlier urged Americans to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people. A Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed Monday Barr is still feeling fine and exhibiting no symptoms.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested early Tuesday in Austin, Texas, for driving while intoxicated, officials said. Jones, who hosts his own radio show, "InfoWars," was booked on a DWI charge just after midnight, the Travis County Sheriff's Office told CBS News. In 2019, a Connecticut judge sanctioned Jones after he threatened one of the attorneys representing families of Sandy Hook shooting victims in their defamation lawsuit against him. Alex Jones Travis County Sheriff's OfficeIn December, a Texas judge ordered Jones to pay over $100,000 in court fines in the Sandy Hook suit. Earlier this year, Facebook banned Jones for spreading numerous conspiracies, including the false Sandy Hook hoax story.

(Reuters) - Conspiracy promoter and right-wing media personality Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 in court costs and legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre of school children was a hoax, court records show. The judges filings ordered Jones to pay more than $100,000 for failing to provide discovery, or evidence owed to the opposing side, and for filing a frivolous request to dismiss the case. In October, the same judge ordered Jones to pay another $25,875 for failing to respond to a previous discovery order. The Sandy Hook tragedy rocked the United States when a 20-year-old man shot and killed his mother at home and thenwent on a rampage at the school, also killing himself. Mark Bankston, an attorney representing Heslin and three other Sandy Hook parents, said Jones has put a middle finger up to the court.Hopefully these orders will have the effect of telling him theres severe consequences for this, Bankston said.