This weekend, CNN’s Drew Griffin intends to tell the story of Alex Jones, the far-right radio and internet host, and outspoken conspiracy theorist, in a one-hour special airing Sunday, February 27 at 9 pm ET.
The hour-long special on CNN called “MEGAPHONE FOR CONSPIRACY: The Alex Jones Story” will also trace the roots of Jones’ conspiracy theories from the 1990s to today.
“CNN obtained exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of InfoWars headquarters, including portions of a revealing interview with Jones never seen before. Griffin will detail how Jones became a multi-millionaire and show how de-platforming and other efforts have done little to silence Jones or diminish his wealth,” the statement said.
“As Jones’ empire is being challenged by lawsuits from the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, and by scrutiny by the January 6th committee, CNN explores how Jones’ message grew from the fringes into the mainstream, and why that could threaten the future of democracy in America.”
Griffin plans to use the interviews with people who knew him, worked for him, and believed him to explore Jones’ climb from the edges of public access television to constructing a wide-reaching media empire that touched the Trump White House.
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So is this cancelled and won’t ever be seen? I’m thinking it was postponed due to the War coverage in Ukraine. I mean MSNBC didn’t hasn’t aired Dateline this past weekend even though it was listed to be aired 5 or 6 times. I really don’t understand what the fear is of giving this guy oxygen. I wanted my 30 year old son to watch this so he can see how bad this man really is. I agree with the “Shine the lights on Cockroaches” theory to make them scatter. People need to hear the truth before they are fooled by lies and find themsleves doing crazy stupid things they would never normally do.