Alex Jones’ most disturbing conspiracy theories: Staged mass shootings to frogs turning gay and more
Notorious conspiracy theories of Alex Jones
Elon Musk has reinstated prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X following a poll. Jones was de-platformed from Twitter in 2018 by the former management for repeatedly breaking the rules prohibiting harassment and hate. Musk reactivated his account after the five-year ban as about 70 per cent of the 2 million respondents voted 'yes' supporting the conspiracy theorist. Jones mainly spread his conspiracy theories through the website InfoWars. Let us take a look at the top dangerous and shocking conspiracy theories Jones has made over the years.
2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was 'staged'
In 2017, Jones claimed that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that left 26 people, including 20 children dead, was "completely fake." According to him, it was a hoax that employed so-called "crisis actors" staged to promote stricter gun control policies.
Government possesses 'weather weapons'
Jones believes that the government has secret weapons that could control the weather. In a 2013 broadcast, he claimed, "Of course there's weather weapon stuff going on." He said that the 1998 floods in Texas were not natural; instead, they were caused by the Air Force, and the government may have planned a May 2013 tornado that caused the death of dozens of people.
Chemicals in water turned frogs into homosexuals
Alex Jones' anti-LGBTQ theories started in 2010 when he said that the government is using chemicals to turn people gay to encourage homosexuality. This theory took a turn in 2017 when he made a notorious claim without any evidence, "The majority of frogs in most areas of the United States are now gay." And added he did not like the government "putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin' frogs gay."
Conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama's gender
Jones was a prominent proponent of former First Lady Michelle Obama's gender. In 2017, he claimed that he had proof that she is a man, pointing out that she has male body parts, and Barack Obama refers to her as 'Michelle.'
Promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy
While Alex Jones did not start the Pizzagate conspiracy, which gained traction during the 2016 presidential election by alleging that Hillary Clinton and her associates were operating a child sex ring in a DC pizza parlor, he actively endorsed and propagated the baseless conspiracy theory. He also uploaded a YouTube video on InfoWars looking at the conspiracy theory of the death of a sex worker rights activist, claiming that she was killed because she investigated the Clinton Foundation's connection with human trafficking in Haiti.
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting conspiracy theory
Alex Jones on Infowars accused David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting in Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, of being a "crisis actor."
Covid-19 vaccines cause meat allergy
In an August video of InfoWars, Jones claimed that people taking Covid-19 vaccines cannot consume meat. His scientifically inaccurate claim said, "Moderna and Pfizer's shots have a bovine protein in them that then creates an autoimmune response in those that take the shot so that many of them can no longer eat beef."
Bucha massacre was staged
Jones undermined Russia's war crimes in Bucha as part of the invasion of Ukraine, saying that Ukrainians staged "the fake massacres" and "fake events." In reality, according to local authorities, 458 bodies were recovered after Russian forces withdrew from the city.
