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Jennifer Mercieca and Oliver Darcy analyze the Alex Jones trial and the right's embrace of Infowars

Jennifer Mercieca and Oliver Darcy analyze the Alex Jones trial and the right's embrace of Infowars

Update: 2022-08-05
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Oliver Darcy analyzes Alex Jones' legal quagmire and Jennifer Mercieca explains that Jones' media properties have "had a hard time acquiring new customers." Both Darcy and Mercieca comment on Jones' demeanor during the recent trial in Texas and compare his defensive crouch to his past behavior. Mercieca says the Jones case is about accountability for lies: "They're not being gaslit by Alex Jones anymore." At the same time, Darcy points out that Jones has "become more accepted by the right-wing media" in recent years.

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Jennifer Mercieca and Oliver Darcy analyze the Alex Jones trial and the right's embrace of Infowars

Jennifer Mercieca and Oliver Darcy analyze the Alex Jones trial and the right's embrace of Infowars

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