Judge Refuses to Toss Suit Over Pepe the Frog Poster Sales
17 May 2019"This is a case about making sure nobody (else) is making money off Pepe the Frog."
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Sandy Hook Families Can Have Access to InfoWars’ Financials
11 January 2019A Connecticut judge has ruled that families of the victims killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting can review the financial documents of the conspiracy theory site Infowars that called the shooting a hoax.
Twitter Removes Accounts Linked to Alex Jones, Infowars
23 October 2018A Twitter spokesman confirmed that the accounts had been removed but provided no additional comment.
FCC Shuts Down Alex Jones’ Pirate Flagship Radio Station
16 August 2018Court documents show the FCC had tracked the transmissions to a 50-foot tower at an Austin apartment complex.
Major Tech Companies Remove Alex Jones for Hate, Bullying
7 August 2018Over the past several days, Apple, YouTube and Spotify have also removed material published by Jones.
Spotify Takes Down Alex Jones Podcasts Citing ‘Hate Content’
2 August 2018The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” podcast for violating its hate content policy.
Facebook Soft-Bans Alex Jones for Hate Speech While Other Admins Keep His Pages Running
27 July 2018The social media giant has been under increasing scrutiny about the InfoWars conspiracy network's misleading content.
Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Troll Alex Jones for Defamation
17 April 2018For years, Jones and his conspiracy-mongering network InfoWars have trolled grieving parents, accusing them of faking the deaths of their own children.
Did David Hogg Attend a California High School?
26 March 2018The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned gun-control activist has been the target of relentless online hoaxes and attempted smears.
Did a First Responder Say He Was Told to ‘Stand Down’ in Parkland?
3 March 2018A headline on the conspiracy blog Infowars.com mischaracterizes a tweet by a legitimate news reporter.
Were News Stories About the Florida Mass Shooting Posted Days Before It Happened?
20 February 2018A glitch that affects the time stamps on Google searches has led to bogus "false flag" conspiracy theories — again.
Was the Suspected Florida High School Shooter Affiliated with the Islamic State?
15 February 2018Despite conspiracy theorist speculation, no evidence supports a link between Nikolas Cruz and Islamic extremism.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
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Is U.S. Actor Sam Elliott Really Dead?
15 July 2019A frequent producer of junk news managed to trick some readers into believing that the popular actor had died in July 2019.
Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
15 July 2019The photo was shared by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan with a message congratulating the team for its World Cup win.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
4 June 2012"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"