“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver sets aside some of Alex Jones’ most heinous comments to shed light on less-discussed aspects of the right-winger’s TV show, such as how he is using extremely questionable marketing tactics.

— Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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