Infowars

Infowars
Typewebsite
ShortcutWP:INFOWARS
Statusd
Deprecatedno
Blacklistedno
Recency2024
Domain infowars.com
In source code

External links in articles

Spamcheck tool
RfC
LinkRfc
Date2018


Summary

Due to persistent abuse, Infowars is on both the Wikipedia spam blacklist and the Wikimedia global spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. Infowars was deprecated in the 2018 RfC, which showed unanimous consensus that the site publishes fake news and conspiracy theories. The use of Infowars as a reference should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more reliable. Infowars should not be used for determining notability, or used as a secondary source in articles. In November 2024, The Onion (see RSP entry) attempted to buy the site at its bankruptcy auction,[1] but was subsequently blocked by a judge citing concerns over the auction.[2]

Excerpt

Infowars is an American far-right,[3] conspiracy theory,[4] and fake news website,[5] which was created by Alex Jones. Founded in 1999, it operated under Free Speech Systems LLC. Talk shows and other content for the site have been created primarily in studios at an undisclosed location in an industrial area in the outskirts of Austin, Texas. Reports in 2017 stated that the Infowars website received approximately 10 million monthly visits, making its reach greater than some mainstream news websites such as The Economist and Newsweek at the time.

Discussions

RSN

Recency

2024

Rfcs

  1. 2018 Rfc

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Zadrozny, Brandy; Ortiz, Erik (2024-11-14). "The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ↑ Gold, Hadas (2024-12-11). "Judge blocks The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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Perennial sources
Source Status
(legend)		 Discussions Use
List Last Summary
Infowars (NewsWars, Banned.video, National File)
WP:INFOWARSWP:INFOWARS 📌		 Blacklisted Deprecated Request for comment 2018 Spam blacklist request 2018

2024

 Due to persistent abuse, Infowars is on both the Wikipedia spam blacklist and the Wikimedia global spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. Infowars was deprecated in the 2018 RfC, which showed unanimous consensus that the site publishes fake news and conspiracy theories. The use of Infowars as a reference should be generally prohibited, especially when other sources exist that are more reliable. Infowars should not be used for determining notability, or used as a secondary source in articles. In November 2024, The Onion (see RSP entry) attempted to buy the site at its bankruptcy auction,[1] but was subsequently blocked by a judge citing concerns over the auction.[2]
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  1. ↑ Zadrozny, Brandy; Ortiz, Erik (2024-11-14). "The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ↑ Gold, Hadas (2024-12-11). "Judge blocks The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-11.