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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Charlie Scudder

‘He has done more to further the cause of hate in the US than almost anyone’: the rise and fall of Alex Jones

Alex Jones at a rally a day before the 6 January 2021 insurrection.
‘With Jones, fascism is a business’ … Alex Jones at a rally a day before the 6 January 2021 insurrection. Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

In front of a microphone with the cameras on him, Alex Jones looked comfortable on his first day of testimony. The delusional provocateur and conspiracy peddler sauntered to the witness stand in an Austin, Texas, courtroom, shirt unbuttoned without a tie, and introduced himself to the jury with his characteristic, gravelled intonation.

“I actually feel good because I have a chance to say what’s really going on instead of the corporate media and high-powered law firms manipulating what I actually did,” Jones said. “My big frustration is people saying I’m personally going after them, when I question every event.”

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