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Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Confronted During Yale Filming Session

Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones in Texas in 2013.
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Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones in Texas in 2013.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was confronted by several Yale students while recording a segment for his web show on the university’s campus in New Haven.

About two dozen people surrounded Jones as he filmed on the street in a video posted by the student-run Yale Daily News.

Jones stood outside the headquarters for Skull & Bones. The campus secret society is one of the oldest in America and counts among its members former presidents William Howard Taft and the two Bushes.

One person in the video confronted Jones over claims he made about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones claimed the shooting was staged and its victims were actors. He’s facing multiple lawsuits from victims’ families over his false claims.

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