What?! Alex Jones Dubs Hitler Speech Over Footage of David Hogg at March For Our Lives
Alex Jones played a video featuring @davidhogg111's #MarchForOurLives speech dubbed over with a Hitler speech https://t.co/icsyQcxG4I pic.twitter.com/3Dt5mhIL4J
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 27, 2018
Alex Jones and his conspiracy site InfoWars just can’t stop when it comes to David Hogg and other Parkland shooting survivors.
During his broadcast today, the far-right conspiracist — who has already spread unhinged theories claiming Hogg and other students are really “crisis actors” — played a short clip dubbing a Hitler speech over footage of Hogg at the March For Our Lives.
Yes, really.
That wasn’t the only Nazi comparison Jones made today. Earlier, Jones played a video depicting Parkland student Emma Gonzalez as a member of the Hitler Youth, complete with Nazi salutes, Hitler speaking and swastikas.
Alex Jones’ Infowars releases video depicting Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez as member of the Hitler Youth https://t.co/TjP0AVzHU4 pic.twitter.com/MDNmuBgs28
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 27, 2018
This isn’t the first time InfoWars has compared Parkland students to Nazis over their outspoken advocacy for gun control. A couple of days ago, the site claimed Hogg was channeling his “inner Hitler” during his March For Our Lives speech. (InfoWars and other fringe right-wing outlets pointed to Hogg holding his fist in the air as akin to a Nazi salute.) Hogg has also been the target of a far-right conspiracy claiming he wasn’t at school the day of the horrific mass shooting.
Gonzalez, meanwhile, has been the victim of a hoax photo showing her ripping up the Constitution, as well as memes condemning her for wearing a Cuba flag patch on her jacket at the March For Our Lives. (Gonzalez is of Cuban heritage.)
As for these videos depicting Parkland survivors as Nazis, one wonders if this could be YouTube’s last strike for Jones. InfoWars’ main YouTube channel has already been reprimanded by YouTube over videos peddling conspiracy theories about Hogg and advertisers have bolted from the account. If InfoWars receives its third strike, it will be permanently banned from the video platform.
Watch the clips above, via Media Matters.
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