News & Politics
May 1, 2020
Being Eaten by Alex Jones Sounds Like the Absolute Worst Way to Die
The latest rant from the ‘Infowars’ host triggers a fear we didn’t know we had.
Alex Jones
Politics & Policy
December 12, 2019
Infowars Editor Warned Alex Jones That His Sandy Hook Sources Were “Bat Shit Crazy”
New depositions from Jones and longtime editor Paul Joseph Watson reveal how Jones and his company, in the midst of numerous lawsuits, justified its decisions.
Bum Steers
January 3, 2019
2019 Bum Steer Awards: Alex Jones, Who Helped Create a World Where Facts Don’t Matter
Our Bum Steer of the Year, the radio host dragged our democracy into the same sewer he crawled out of so many years ago.
Arts & Entertainment
August 27, 2018
Alex Jones’s Social Media Struggles Took a Strange Turn on Tumblr
The Infowars boss had his pages banned from YouTube and Facebook. Something else happened on Tumblr.
The Culture
August 7, 2018
What Does Alex Jones Do Now?
The beleaguered Infowars boss has been pulled from the two largest media platforms in the world. Now what?
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2018
Alex Jones’s Attorneys Argue That No Reasonable Person Would Believe What He Says
The Infowars honcho’s legal troubles mount.
News & Politics
April 20, 2018
Is Alex Jones’s Empire In Trouble?
The Infowars creator is at the peak of his influence but faces lawsuits and potential bannings from social media. Does any of that mean anything?
Politics & Policy
April 26, 2017
The Texas Style of Paranoia
Conspiracy theories in the state didn’t just start with Alex Jones.
Film & TV
August 19, 2015
Five Questions With The Director Of Austin’s Public Access Television Documentary
The indie filmmaker is days away from the end of his Kickstarter campaign to tell the story of one of the nation's most vibrant public access television scenes. Here's what he's learned.
Politics & Policy
May 1, 2015
Jade Helm and the Second Battle of Bastrop
With more than 200,000 federal military personnel already in Texas, paranoia over the Jade Helm 15 exercise in Bastrop seems absurd.
The Daily Post
March 5, 2015
No, Sharpstown, Texas, Did Not Fire its Police Force and Bring About a Huge Drop in Crime
There’s no such town, no cops were fired, and the drop in crime is debatable. The rest is spot-on.
The Daily Post
November 25, 2014
The Conspiracy Theory That Alex Jones Is Actually Legendary, Long-Dead Texas Comedian Bill Hicks
Hicks, who died twenty years ago, is not Alex Jones. Or is that just what the sheeple want you to think?
The Daily Post
October 31, 2013
Why Was It Necessary to Clarify That the State Is NOT Turning The Alamo Over To The UN?
In case you believe literally everything you read, the UN is not taking over the Alamo.
Politics & Policy
June 6, 2012
Two Texans Make List of Radical Right Wingers to Watch
David Barton and Alex Jones landed on the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of the thirty members of the radical right to watch.