Alex Jones – Not a Good Guy
Alex Jones: Exhibit A in “Don’t Be This Guy”
Exposing truth and debunking rhetoric — all links checked Oct 3 2025.
- Sandy Hook Hoax Lie
- Pizzagate
- “Turning the Frogs Gay”
- 9/11 “Inside Job”
- Boston Marathon “False Flag”
- Chobani Smear
- COVID Snake-Oil
Sandy Hook (the big one)
The Sandy Hook Hoax Lie
Jones repeatedly told millions that the 2012 massacre in Newtown was “staged,” a “giant hoax,” and that grieving parents were “crisis actors.” Courts later found these statements defamatory, resulting in massive judgments.
“The whole thing was fake… staged by the government.” — Alex Jones, InfoWars
- NPR/WBUR: Jones concedes attack was “100% real”
- CT Public /AP: Conn. Supreme Court declines his appeal
- NYU First Amendment Watch: case history
- CT Public /AP: petition to U.S. Supreme Court
Pizzagate
Panic, Then the Walk-Back
Jones helped propel the false claim that a D.C. pizzeria ran a trafficking ring. When reality caught up, he apologized to the owner.
Viral Rant
“Turning the Frogs Gay”
The infamous tirade claiming chemicals in the water were “turning the friggin’ frogs gay.” Internet meme? Yes. Science? No.
9/11 Conspiracy
“Inside Job” Claims
Long before Sandy Hook, Jones was calling 9/11 an “inside job,” using public figures’ footage as springboards for the theory.
False Flag Pattern
Boston Marathon Bombing
After the 2013 bombing, Jones called the U.S. government a “prime suspect,” lumping Boston, Newtown and Aurora into alleged “false flags.”
Defamation & Retraction
Smearing Chobani
Jones falsely tied the yogurt company to a refugee-related crime in Idaho, then retracted and settled.
Pandemic Grift
“Cures” That Weren’t
During COVID-19, Jones marketed “nanosilver” toothpaste and similar snake oil, prompting legal orders to stop.
Bottom line: Charlie Kirk argues policy — you can disagree and still be in reality. Alex Jones manufactures hoaxes, harasses victims, and monetizes panic. The contrast writes itself.