Interview · moment 3 of 15
A History of Alex Jones: From GCN to Sandy Hook Fallout
from #183 - Tim Does The Tonight Show | The Tim Dillon Show · #183
8 min
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Ben traces his history of listening to Alex Jones back to the late '90s pre-9/11 radio days on GCN, through the Loose Change documentary era, his shift into MAGA populism, the platforming/deplatforming saga, and the horrific harassment of Sandy Hook families that followed.
- Tim recalls Alex Jones around 2010 as a guy showing up to 9/11 events with a bullhorn, promoting loose change and talking about Bush and the Carlyle Group.
- Conservatives actually hated Alex Jones back then; he was loathed by both right and left, liked only by a very small group.
- Questioning 9/11 has become more acceptable now, especially after Epstein and similar revelations.
- When Obama got elected, Alex became more of a right-wing populist by necessity, since he was anti-establishment no matter who was in power.
- Everything changed when Alex became a Trump fan; he went from being outside the establishment to openly supporting and having Trump on his show.
- People started seeing Alex differently after he picked Trump's side and became a cheerleader for him instead of remaining purely anti-establishment.
- The Sandy Hook fallout began; Tim acknowledges not watching at the time and only knowing the repercussions, where families suffered unforgivable and criminal things.
- Big Tech essentially unpersoned Alex—removing all his social media, restricting his bank accounts, and cutting off his ability to earn income, all overnight without warning.
- Tim got into Alex Jones through Patrice O'Neal, Hicks, and Stanhope, discovering a 2005 interview about the Bilderbergs and Bohemian Grove when exploring comedians who questioned everything.
- Tim always saw Alex as an entertainer and funny guy rather than a politician; he stopped paying attention and didn't learn about Sandy Hook until the repercussions started coming down.
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