Katelyn Burns: Why the media needs to take responsibility for Alex Jones — before it's too late.
after years of Jones spreading lies about the shooting and the victims' families on his network, Infowars.
The families’ quest for justice is just the latest in a long line of stories from this age of modern misinformation. Jones is one of the most prolific spreaders of misinformation and conspiracy theories in modern media history. Many readers already know Jones’ story, and the way he rants and raves on camera day after day while. Though Wednesday’s judgment will likely put a significant dent in Jones’ finances, Infowars still garners hundreds of thousands of views every day.
Jones first rose to notoriety in the early 2000s as this “crazy” guy who entertains by saying whatever comes to his mind on his radio show. That initial attention bought him appearances on mainstream television. According to media critic Parker Molloy, who, Jones was invited on to ABC’s The View in 2011 to talk about Charlie Sheen getting fired from his show,"Two and a Half Men" on CBS.
Something like that should have been the end of his time in the media limelight. But two years later, CNN’s Piers Morganshortly after the Sandy Hook shooting. Why? Because Jones had started a petition to have Morgan deported for “attacking the Second Amendment.” Instead of ignoring this trolling, Morgan welcomed it, and CNN displayed the web address for InfoWars throughout the interview.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook liesConspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Connecticut jury to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Read more »
Alex Jones must pay over $964 million for Sandy Hook lies, court rulesFollowing a much smaller award in Texas.
Read more »
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Sandy Hook Trial in ConnecticutInfowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. The jury in Waterbury, Connecticut had been asked to decide how much money Infowars host Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, should pay for spreading a conspiracy theory that the shooting at Sandy Hook…
Read more »
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook liesInfowars founder Alex Jones is being ordered to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a jury in Connecticut decided Wednesday. abc15
Read more »
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Sandy Hook TrialInfowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. The jury in Waterbury, Connecticut had been asked to decide how much money Infowars host Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, should pay for spreading a conspiracy theory that the shooting at Sandy Hook…
Read more »
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook hoax claimsBREAKING conspiracy theorist AlexJones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a jury decided Wednesday.
Read more »