Infowars

Infowars is an American far-right, conspiracy theory, and fake news website, which was created by Alex Jones. Founded in 1999, it operated under Free Speech Systems LLC. Talk shows and other content for the site have been created primarily in studios at an undisclosed location in an industrial area in the outskirts of Austin, Texas. Reports in 2017 stated that the Infowars website received approximately 10million monthly visits, making its reach greater than some mainstream news websites such as The Economist and Newsweek at the time.

Infowars has regularly published fake stories that have led to harassment of crime victims. In February 2018, Jones, the publisher, director, and owner of the site, was accused of discrimination and sexual harassment of employees. Infowars, and in particular Jones, has advocated numerous conspiracy theories, particularly around purported domestic false flag operations by the U.S. government, which they allege include the 9/11 attack and Sandy Hook shooting. Infowars has issued retractions various times as a result of legal challenges. Jones has had contentious material removed, and has also been suspended and banned from many platforms for violating their terms of service, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, iTunes, and Roku.