An Infowars insider on the warped world of Alex Jones

一位“信息战争”内部人士讲述亚历克斯·琼斯扭曲的世界

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2026-05-07

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As the satirical online newspaper the Onion waits for court approval to take over the conspiracy website Infowars, Helen Pidd speaks to a former staff member about its sinister rise and dramatic fall. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, an InfoWars insider on the warped universe of Alex Jones.

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  • When I first started working there, I would say I was a believer.

  • It's why I took the job.

  • I was a well-meaning young guy who thought that going to work there was going to make a difference.

  • I mean, that is genuinely what I felt.

  • Josh Owens was a film school dropout when he was offered a job on Infowars,

  • the online platform run by the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

  • What's dangerous is the pharmaceuticals.

  • What's dangerous is the vaccines.

  • What's dangerous is the high-fructose corn syrup.

  • What's dangerous is the fluoride.

  • That's killing millions of people a year.

  • It's worse than.

  • Josh was a fan.

  • He thought Alex Jones was spreading not conspiracies but truths.

  • Truths the establishment wanted to keep secret.