"Jones hit back, saying Trump was committing political suicide on purpose and had made a deal to sabotage the midterms. America, Jones said, is now under the control of a foreign government and encouraged followers to fly their flags upside down, because our nation is in distress!"
"Owens worked for Jones for four years, going out on assignments to find evidence of high radiation levels in California after the Fukushima nuclear accident, to Ferguson, Missouri to cover the BLM protests, to retrieve Cliven Bundy's cattle in Nevada, to dine with the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan."
"In an interview, Owens described the punishing work amplifying conspiracy theories for a hard-charging boss who drove a Dodge Charger Hellcat at high speed, behaved like Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, and drank copious amounts of vodka."
"I didn't enjoy the anxiety-inducing trips, regardless of whether there was anything to find or not. It was just gut-wrenching because it was constant chaos, he says."
Donald Trump labeled rightwing media figures as low IQ and losers, prompting Alex Jones to accuse Trump of political suicide and foreign control over America. Jones urged followers to display distress signals by flying flags upside down. Josh Owens, a former Infowars producer, reflects on his chaotic experiences amplifying conspiracy theories under Jones's leadership. In his book, The Madness of Believing, Owens describes the anxiety and chaos of his assignments, highlighting Jones's erratic behavior and the dark paths taken in pursuit of sensational stories.
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