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Alex Jones and the Conspiracy Theory of Pedophile in Government
38:51 - 45:49 (06:58)
Alex Jones propagated the idea that there is a secret pedophile conspiracy running the entire government with all Democrats being part of it. University of Washington scientifically studied how these myths initially started spreading on Twitter before they filtered out into the mainstream.
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In 2015, a study by the University of Washington documented Infowars as a major vector for fake news that spread through Twitter and eventually reached the mainstream.
38:51 - 41:31 (02:40)
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In 2015, a study by the University of Washington documented Infowars as a major vector for fake news that spread through Twitter and eventually reached the mainstream. Today, one of the researches has become an activist for informing people about the concerted effort to spread fake news throughout our culture.
ChapterAlex Jones and the Conspiracy Theory of Pedophile in Government
EpisodePart Two: How Alex Jones Got Rich at the Low, Low Price of Other People's Lives
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Alex Jones, a proponent of the conspiracy theory that there is a secret pedophile conspiracy running the entire government and that all Democrats are pedophiles, gets criticized for his claims.
41:31 - 44:24 (02:53)
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Alex Jones, a proponent of the conspiracy theory that there is a secret pedophile conspiracy running the entire government and that all Democrats are pedophiles, gets criticized for his claims. He goes off the deep end on some things and is sometimes associated with terrorism.
ChapterAlex Jones and the Conspiracy Theory of Pedophile in Government
EpisodePart Two: How Alex Jones Got Rich at the Low, Low Price of Other People's Lives
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The idea of an action movie series featuring Barack Obama as himself waking up with CIA training, sparked by the 2011 White House shooting by Oscar Ortega and a friend's recent viewing of The Obama Deception.
44:24 - 45:49 (01:24)
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The idea of an action movie series featuring Barack Obama as himself waking up with CIA training, sparked by the 2011 White House shooting by Oscar Ortega and a friend's recent viewing of The Obama Deception.