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Hate Speech

Bill Day Dec 14, 2023 Dig deeper

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Morally Bankrupt Alex Jones

Christopher Weyant Dec 5, 2022 Dig deeper

Alex Jones’ Victims Find a Measure of Justice

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 31, 2019 Judge rules that he and his company, Infowars, are to pay $100,000 to Sandy Hook families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Happens When Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream?

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 16, 2019 Journalist and “Republic of Lies” author Anna Merlan explains how falsehoods spread, and whether there’s anything we can do about it. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones for Hate Speech

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press May 2, 2019 After years of pressure to crack down on extremist content, Facebook bans individuals and sites that promote hate, racism and anti-Semitism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White Nationalism’s Most Powerful Accelerant

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 Big Tech is serving up hate on an industrial scale, radicalizing scores of young white men. Atrocities like Christchurch's are the result. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The U.S. Military’s Empire of Secrecy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 While Americans are distracted by the media-as-entertainment minutiae, the military appears to be increasing its long-standing trend in favor of secrecy and against transparency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘The Oval Office Tapes’: Political Comedy That Practically Writes Itself (Audio)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 30, 2018 Podcast creator R.J. Cutler tells Truthdig he's flooded with material to work with in making satirical fun of what goes down inside the Trump White House every week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones and Infowars, Citing Abuse

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Sep 6, 2018 Banning the right-wing conspiracy theorist and his show comes a day after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before Congress about alleged bias against conservatives on the platform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Also Censoring the Left Isn’t Just a Worry—It’s a Reality

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Aug 23, 2018 Facebook immediately used the precedent it set with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to switch its sights on the left, temporarily shutting down the Occupy London page and deleting the anti-fascist No Unite the Right account. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tech Companies Put Brakes on InfoWars Owner Over Hate Speech

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Aug 7, 2018 In recent days, Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify have removed material published by Alex Jones, reflecting a more aggressive enforcement of hate speech policies in the wake of social media protests. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Footnote Looms Large in the Second Amendment’s Future

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who upended prior interpretations of the amendment, left a tantalizing loophole for advocates of gun regulation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )