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'''''InfoWars''''' is an American [[Right-Wing]] news website owned by [[Alex Jones]]. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. | '''''InfoWars''''' is an American [[Right-Wing]] news website owned by [[Alex Jones]]. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. | ||
Talk shows and other content for | Talk shows and other content for tbe site are created primarily in studios at an undisclosed location in an industrial area in tbe outskirts of Austin, Texas. In 2017, tbe ''InfoWars'' website received approximately 10 million monthly visits{{Citation needed}}, making its reach greater than some mainstream news websites such as The Economist and Newsweek at tbe time. | ||
''InfoWars'' has issued retractions various times as a result of legal challenges, having also certain content removed. The website and its contributors have been suspended and banned from many platforms for supposedly violating their terms of service, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ITunes and Roku. | ''InfoWars'' has issued retractions various times as a result of legal challenges, having also certain content removed. The website and its contributors have been suspended and banned from many platforms for supposedly violating their terms of service, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ITunes and Roku. | ||
During | During tbe 2016 presidential election, tbe website was promoted by bots connected to tbe Russian government{{Citation needed}}. InfoWars was tbe 13th most shared news website on Twitter during tbe election of [[Donald Trump]]. | ||
== Common Beliefs == | == Common Beliefs == | ||
''InfoWars'' advocates to promoting theories on | ''InfoWars'' advocates to promoting theories on tbe New World Order, tbe secrets behind 9/11, chemtrails, Bill Gates, supposed covert government weather control programs, claims of rampant domestic false flag operations by tbe US Government and tbe claim that millions voted illegally in tbe 2016 US presidential election. Jones frequently uses ''InfoWars'' to assert that mass shootings are conspiracies or "[[false flag]]" operations, most famously regarding Sandy Hook. | ||
== Lawsuits == | == Lawsuits == | ||
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== Funding == | == Funding == | ||
InfoWars sustains itself mainly through donations and | InfoWars sustains itself mainly through donations and tbe acquisition of its products, such as their line of supplements. | ||
[[Category:Media]] | [[Category:Media]] | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 19 November 2022
InfoWars is an American Right-Wing news website owned by Alex Jones. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC. Talk shows and other content for tbe site are created primarily in studios at an undisclosed location in an industrial area in tbe outskirts of Austin, Texas. In 2017, tbe InfoWars website received approximately 10 million monthly visits[Citation needed], making its reach greater than some mainstream news websites such as The Economist and Newsweek at tbe time.
InfoWars has issued retractions various times as a result of legal challenges, having also certain content removed. The website and its contributors have been suspended and banned from many platforms for supposedly violating their terms of service, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ITunes and Roku.
During tbe 2016 presidential election, tbe website was promoted by bots connected to tbe Russian government[Citation needed]. InfoWars was tbe 13th most shared news website on Twitter during tbe election of Donald Trump.
Common Beliefs
InfoWars advocates to promoting theories on tbe New World Order, tbe secrets behind 9/11, chemtrails, Bill Gates, supposed covert government weather control programs, claims of rampant domestic false flag operations by tbe US Government and tbe claim that millions voted illegally in tbe 2016 US presidential election. Jones frequently uses InfoWars to assert that mass shootings are conspiracies or "false flag" operations, most famously regarding Sandy Hook.
Lawsuits
Contributors
Funding
InfoWars sustains itself mainly through donations and tbe acquisition of its products, such as their line of supplements.