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In what he described as an "emergency broadcast" on Saturday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed that his far-right news company, Infowars', studios in Austin, Texas, might be shut down by federal authorities soon.

"This is going to be Infowars' last show, because I learned yesterday that they were going to padlock the door and kick us out last night," Jones said while on Infowars on Saturday.

On the same day, Friday, May 31, the news outlet published an article saying it might be shut down in 48 hours.

Newsweek contacted Infowars by email on Sunday morning for comment and any evidence of the alleged attempt to shut down the company's studios.

Jones said that he spotted "guards looking at me weird" at the entrance of the Infowars building and believed that his company was going to be shut down.

Basically, the entire studio has been repossessed, has guards around the perimeter.

You can currently find clips of him breaking down and crying on twitter, and the whole broadcast is viewable on rumble, but I don't have an x account nor am I going to post a rumble link.

He played out the end of the broadcast with, of course, 'My Way' by Sinatra.

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[-] raptore39@lemm.ee 14 points 5 months ago

Imagine if this was all a lie for him to sunset Infowars and return in another format/show/angle

[-] suction@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

If he says that, it's not true. Easy 100% probability with Alex.

[-] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago

He has made this claim in the past. It’s just another grift.

[-] Kimusan@feddit.dk 12 points 5 months ago

Closing that racist, disinformation and propaganda system down would make the world a better place. He really should have gotten a long prison sentence

[-] Riker@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Cry me a river

[-] Kcap@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I was watching the freak outs on Twitter last night and being like, if the 'feds' were really coming to shut you down, you'd be off the air already or we'd see it go down. He probably got a letter or something saying it's a possibility and everything else was over exaggerated and in his head.

[-] charonn0@startrek.website 11 points 5 months ago

How do people fall for this guy's lies? He's not even good at it...

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

That’s what happens when you don’t pay your bills.

[-] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Should have been shut down years ago.

[-] Cad@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Can't wait for the next for next episode of Knowledge Fight to cover this!

[-] GasMeterCrasher@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

It'll be quick though, because it's old hat. AJ has done this in the past. Next thing he'll claim is they are out to kill him.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Clock's ticking, dude.
Is it shut down yet?

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago
[-] Pavidus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I could have sworn this was shut down already with the last verdict he had.

[-] buzz86us@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago
[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Ain't that a crying shame.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

There is no way anybody would shut him down as long as he's not violating the conditions imposed by the judgement. As long as he is working, every dime he's making is going to pay his victims. It wouldn't make ANY sense whatsoever to shut him down.

[-] homain@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago
[-] Hubbubbub@fedia.io 6 points 5 months ago

And nothing of value was lost.

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Why are people so dumb that they fall for it?

[-] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I really wanted to like KnowledgeFight, because taking the piss out of InfoWars is gold. But one of the hosts of KF seems to be maybe slightly deaf or something? He yells every single word and it's just like way too irritating.

Is there another podcast out there that tackles InfoWars but maybe at a volume made for human consumption?

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I mean it's all bullshit to grift more money and try to avoid paying for his defamation case but if it were real, which it is not, nothing of value would have been lost.

[-] trumpetmouth@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

Fundraising bullshit? Let’s charge him with fraud and throw his ass in jail.

[-] ArugulaZ@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

Hours?! Oh man, I hate waiting!

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

If it happens, it couldn't happen to a more deserving show.

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