Career Timeline of Alex Jones: Major Achievements and Milestones
How Alex Jones built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Alex Jones is an American far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist known for The Alex Jones Show, InfoWars, and Banned.Video. These platforms disseminate conspiracy theories and fake news. His show was previously syndicated across the US via Genesis Communications Network. He is based in Austin, Texas.
1982: Installation of the Georgia Guidestones
In 1982, the Georgia Guidestones, a 19-foot-high megalithic granite monument installed in Elberton, became an attraction that drew 20,000 annual visitors. The Jones film Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement features them.
1998: Removal from George W. Bush Rally
In 1998, Alex Jones was removed from a George W. Bush rally at Bayport Industrial District, Texas. Jones interrupted Governor Bush's speech, demanding that the Federal Reserve and Council on Foreign Relations be abolished.
July 15, 2000: Infiltration of Bohemian Grove Cremation of Care
On July 15, 2000, Alex Jones infiltrated the Bohemian Grove Cremation of Care, which he called "a ritualistic shedding of conscience and empathy" and an "abuse of power".
2000: Republican Candidate for State Representative
In early 2000, Alex Jones was one of seven Republican candidates for state representative in Texas House District 48, an open swing district based in Austin, Texas. Jones withdrew from the race after a couple of weeks.
June 8, 2006: Detained at Ottawa Airport
On June 8, 2006, Alex Jones was stopped and detained at the Ottawa airport by Canadian authorities while on his way to cover a meeting of the Bilderberg Group in Ottawa. They confiscated his passport, camera equipment, and most of his belongings. He was later allowed to enter Canada legally.
September 8, 2007: Arrest in New York City
On September 8, 2007, Alex Jones was arrested while protesting at 6th Avenue and 48th Street in New York City, when his group crashed a live television show featuring Geraldo Rivera. He was charged with operating a megaphone without a permit, and two other persons were also cited for disorderly conduct.
2009: Claims about FEMA plot in Hardin, Montana
In 2009, Alex Jones claimed that a convicted con man's scheme to take over a long-vacant, would-be for-profit prison in Hardin, Montana, was part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plot to detain US citizens in concentration camps.
2010: Production of Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA
In 2010, Alex Jones produced and directed Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA, a film he claimed "conclusively proves the existence of a secret network of FEMA camps" and that "The military-industrial complex is transforming our once free nation into a giant prison camp".
2011: "Media crossfire" after Tucson shooting
In 2011, Alex Jones was in a "media crossfire", which included criticism by Rush Limbaugh, when the news spread that Jared Lee Loughner, the perpetrator of the 2011 Tucson shooting, had been "a fan" of the 9/11 conspiracy film Loose Change of which Jones had been an executive producer.
2012: Linking to story about FEMA concentration camps
In 2012, Alex Jones linked to a story titled "List of All FEMA Concentration Camps in America Revealed" from the German UFO conspiracy website Disclose.tv.
January 2013: Appearance on Piers Morgan's CNN show
In January 2013, Alex Jones was invited to speak on Piers Morgan's CNN show after Jones promoted an online petition to deport Morgan for supporting gun control. In the ensuing debate with Morgan, Jones stated that "1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms".
June 9, 2013: Appearance on BBC's Sunday Politics
On June 9, 2013, Alex Jones appeared as a guest on the BBC's Sunday Politics, discussing conspiracy theories about the Bilderberg Group. Presenter Andrew Neil ended the interview, describing Jones as "an idiot" and "the worst person I've ever interviewed".
November 2013: Comments on mass shootings in New York magazine interview
In a November 2013 interview with New York magazine, Alex Jones said mass shootings in the United States "were very, very suspicious, but at minimum, the tragic events were used to try to create guilt on the part of the average gun owner. So via the guilt trip, they would accept their individual liberties curtailed".
December 2, 2015: Donald Trump appearance on The Alex Jones Show
On December 2, 2015, Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, appeared on The Alex Jones Show. Trump praised Jones's reputation and assured him he would not be let down. During the broadcast, Jones compared Trump to George Washington.
2015: Attacking Bill Clinton and selling "Hillary for Prison" T-shirts
In 2015, Alex Jones ran a campaign attacking former president Bill Clinton as a rapist. InfoWars began selling T-shirts with the slogan "Hillary for Prison".
August 2016: Trump sharing InfoWars articles
During his 2016 presidential campaign, in August 2016, Donald Trump linked to InfoWars articles via his Twitter account as sources for his claim "thousands and thousands" of Muslims celebrated 9/11 and the false assertion California was not suffering from a drought.
2016: Roger Stone appearances on Jones' program during Trump's presidential campaign
In 2016, Roger Stone made multiple appearances on Alex Jones's program during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Trump's appearance in 2015 and Stone's appearances were arranged by Roger Stone.
April 2, 2018: Marcel Fontaine sues Jones
On April 2, 2018, Marcel Fontaine sued Alex Jones after InfoWars falsely identified him as the gunman in a mass shooting and posted his photos on the InfoWars website. Fontaine's lawsuit was the first one against Jones involving defamatory statements about mass school shootings.
April 2018: Publicly criticizing Trump
In April 2018, Alex Jones publicly criticized Donald Trump during a livestream after Trump announced a military strike against Syria.
June 26, 2018: Defamation lawsuit filed in Connecticut Superior Court
On June 26, 2018, seven families of victims and an FBI agent filed a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court against Alex Jones, Infowars, Free Speech Systems, Infowars Health, and others for spreading false claims, resulting in harassment, stalking, and threats to the plaintiffs.
August 6, 2018: Removal of content by Jones and InfoWars from multiple platforms
On August 6, 2018, Facebook, Apple, YouTube, and Spotify removed all content by Alex Jones and InfoWars for policy violations. YouTube removed channels associated with InfoWars, including The Alex Jones Channel. Facebook removed four pages associated with InfoWars and Alex Jones. Apple removed all podcasts associated with Jones from iTunes. Facebook cited instances of dehumanizing immigrants, Muslims, and transgender people, as well as glorification of violence, as examples of hate speech.
August 13, 2018: Vimeo removes Jones's videos
On August 13, 2018, Vimeo removed all of Alex Jones's videos because of "prohibitions on discriminatory and hateful content".
August 2018: Suspension from Twitter
In August 2018, Alex Jones had his account suspended for a week by Twitter after he tweeted a Periscope video calling on others to get their "battle rifles" ready against antifa, the mainstream media, and Chicom operatives. Twitter cited this as the reason to suspend his account.
January 2019: Expressing displeasure over relationship with Trump
In January 2019, Alex Jones expressed displeasure over his relationship with Donald Trump, stating "I wish I never would have fucking met Trump ... I'm so sick of fucking Donald Trump, man. God, I'm fucking sick of him". The leaked interview was released in March 2021.
January 2019: Roku removes InfoWars channel
In January 2019, Roku initially indicated that InfoWars was not in violation of its policies. Following a social media backlash, Roku removed InfoWars stating, "After the InfoWars channel became available, we heard from concerned parties and have determined that the channel should be removed from our platform".
February 2019: Plaintiffs win court rulings requiring Jones to testify
In February 2019, the plaintiffs in the defamation case against Alex Jones won a series of court rulings that required Jones to testify under oath.
March 2019: Jones deposition
In March 2019, during a deposition, Alex Jones acknowledged the Sandy Hook deaths were real, claiming he had "almost like a form of psychosis" where he "basically thought everything was staged".
April 2019: Suspension from Dlive
In April 2019, Alex Jones briefly moved to Dlive, but was suspended for violating community guidelines.
October 2020: Joe Rogan hosts Alex Jones on his podcast
In October 2020, comedian Joe Rogan attracted controversy for hosting Alex Jones on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The episode was made available on YouTube and Spotify despite Jones's ban from both platforms, sparking backlash for giving Jones a platform to spread misinformation.
2020: Supporting Trump and calling for demonstrations
In 2020, Alex Jones supported Donald Trump during his re-election campaign and called for demonstrations to be held on the premise the election had been "rigged" against Trump.
March 2021: Release of Jones's leaked interview expressing displeasure over relationship with Trump
In March 2021, the Southern Poverty Law Center released a leaked interview from January 2019 of Alex Jones expressing displeasure over his relationship with Donald Trump, where he stated, "I wish I never would have fucking met Trump ... I'm so sick of fucking Donald Trump, man. God, I'm fucking sick of him."
April 5, 2021: Supreme Court declines to hear Jones's appeal
On April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear an appeal by Alex Jones against a court sanction in the Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit.
August 2021: Calling Trump a "dumbass" after vaccine recommendation
In August 2021, after Donald Trump recommended that people choose to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Alex Jones said that Trump was either lying or "not that bright" and "a dumbass".
November 15, 2021: Jones found liable by default for defamation
On November 15, 2021, the judge found Alex Jones liable by default for defamation due to "willful non-compliance" in failing to turn over documents to the families in accordance with court orders.
2021: Funding the January 6 Trump rally
In 2021, Alex Jones partially funded and raised funds to finance the January 6 Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that preceded the 2021 United States Capitol attack. He assisted in raising at least $650,000 from Julie Fancelli, a Publix grocery chain heiress who is a follower of InfoWars, to finance Trump's rally on the Ellipse.
March 29, 2022: Jones offers settlement which is rejected
On March 29, 2022, Alex Jones offered a settlement of $120,000 to each of the thirteen people involved in the Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits, but the offer was quickly rejected.
April 6, 2022: Lawsuit filed accusing Jones of hiding assets
On April 6, 2022, some of the Sandy Hook families filed a lawsuit in Austin, Texas, accusing Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in assets after he began being sued for defamation. The lawsuit alleges Jones "conspired to divert his assets to shell companies owned by insiders like his parents, his children, and himself".
April 17, 2022: Companies owned by Jones file for bankruptcy
On April 17, 2022, three companies owned by Alex Jones—InfoW, Prison Planet TV, and IWHealth (Infowars Health)—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, suspending further civil litigation claims in the Sandy Hook defamation cases.
May 24, 2022: Comments on the Robb Elementary School shooting
During an episode of his show InfoWars on May 24, 2022, Alex Jones commented about the Robb Elementary School shooting: "I would predict a lot of mass shootings right before elections and like clockwork, it is happening. To me, it is just very opportunistic what is happening".
June 2, 2022: Jones's attorneys ask to drop from the case
On June 2, 2022, Alex Jones's attorneys requested to withdraw from the case, marking the thirteenth time in four years that his attorneys had sought replacement or withdrawal. The judge ordered them to continue representing Jones until a ruling on the motion was made on June 15.
June 10, 2022: Bankruptcy protection case dismissed
On June 10, 2022, a federal judge in Texas dismissed the bankruptcy protection case for three of Alex Jones's companies after Jones and the Sandy Hook families agreed to drop the companies from the defamation lawsuits.
July 7, 2022: Reactions to the dynamiting of the Georgia Guidestones
On July 7, 2022, the day the Georgia Guidestones were dynamited, Alex Jones's guest U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said ecumenical texts inscribed on it represented a nefarious future of "population control" as envisioned by the "hard left". Jones admitted to enjoying the destruction.
July 25, 2022: Jury trial begins in Texas
On July 25, 2022, the jury trial began in Texas, with the plaintiffs' attorney announcing they would seek $150 million from the jury.
July 29, 2022: Free Speech Systems files for bankruptcy
On July 29, 2022, Free Speech Systems, LLC, the parent company of InfoWars, filed for bankruptcy.
August 4, 2022: Jury orders Jones to pay compensatory damages
On August 4, 2022, the jury ordered Alex Jones to pay Heslin and Lewis $4.1 million in compensatory damages.
October 12, 2022: Jury awards damages to Sandy Hook families
On October 12, 2022, the jury awarded $965 million to be shared by 15 plaintiffs (eight families and one first responder) in the Sandy Hook defamation case against Alex Jones. The plaintiffs testified they had been threatened and harassed for years due to Jones's falsehoods. Jones reacted live on his show, mocking the verdict and asking viewers to donate for an "appeal."
November 10, 2022: Judge awards additional punitive damages
On November 10, 2022, the judge awarded the Sandy Hook plaintiffs a further $473 million in punitive damages in the form of lawyers' fees in the case against Alex Jones, bringing the total to over $1.4 billion. The judge also issued an order preventing Jones from moving assets out of the United States.
November 2022: Elon Musk refuses to reinstate Jones on Twitter
In November 2022, after Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, several previously banned accounts were reinstated, but Alex Jones was not among them. Musk referred to Jones as a person who "would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame" and said Jones would not be unbanned.
November 22, 2022: Judge rules Jones must pay full punitive damages
On November 22, 2022, a judge ruled that Alex Jones must pay the full amount of the punitive damages, even though this amount exceeds a cap under Texas law.
December 22, 2022: Judge denies Jones's request for a new trial
On December 22, 2022, a judge denied Alex Jones's motion for a new trial in the Sandy Hook defamation case.
April 25, 2023: Judge orders Jones's attorney to pay
On April 25, 2023, Judge Gamble ordered Alex Jones's attorney, Andino Reynal, to pay $97,169 to Heslin and Lewis for his bad-faith attempts to delay the trial, with additional contingency fees based on potential appeals.
May 2023: Jones guest hosts Louder with Crowder, leading to suspension
In May 2023, Alex Jones guest hosted Steven Crowder's podcast Louder with Crowder. Subsequently, Crowder's channel was suspended by YouTube for facilitating ban evasion by Jones.
October 19, 2023: Judge rules Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection
On October 19, 2023, a Texas bankruptcy judge ruled that Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying the $1.5 billion he owes to the Sandy Hook families from the Connecticut lawsuit.
November 2023: Settlement offered by Sandy Hook families
In November 2023, the Sandy Hook families offered Alex Jones a settlement where he would pay $85 million over 10 years, about 6% of what he was court-ordered to pay. This offer was filed within Jones's personal bankruptcy case.
December 10, 2023: Elon Musk reinstates Alex Jones's Twitter Account
On December 10, 2023, Elon Musk changed his position and reinstated Alex Jones's Twitter account, citing that if Jones said something false, Community Notes would correct him.
February 2024: Creditors vote in favor of liquidation plan
In February 2024, Alex Jones's general unsecured creditors (mostly Sandy Hook families) voted in favor of a Chapter 11 plan that would liquidate and redistribute his assets.
June 1, 2024: Jones makes emotional statements on his program
On June 1, 2024, Alex Jones appeared emotional and defiant, stating on his program, "At the end of the day, we're going to beat these people. I'm not trying to be dramatic here, but it's been a hard fight. These people hate our children".
December 6, 2024: Connecticut Appellate Court reduces total Jones owed
On December 6, 2024, the Connecticut Appellate Court reduced the total Alex Jones owed to about $1.2 billion by affirming the jury's $965 million verdict but eliminating the $150 million in punitive damages.
August 13, 2025: Judge orders Infowars assets be turned over to state receiver
On August 13, 2025, Texas Judge Maya Guerra Gamble ordered Infowars assets to be turned over to a state receiver to be sold to pay the families.
September 2025: New YouTube channel suspended hours after creation
In September 2025, Alex Jones created a new channel on YouTube. Jones' new channel was suspended hours after creation. YouTube later stated that they had not started their program to reinstate users at that time.
October 14, 2025: U.S. Supreme Court rejects Jones' appeal
On October 14, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, leaving the $1.4 billion judgment in place. This appeal was separate from his appeal in Texas of a $49 million defamation judgment also related to a Sandy Hook victim.
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