InfoWars Host Calls For Lynching President Obama

Popular Information reports:

In a June 5 statement, YouTube said it was its responsibility to “prevent our platform from being used to incite hatred, harassment, discrimination and violence,” YouTube said. They have a long way to go. Conspiracy website InfoWars and its founder Alex Jones were banned by Youtube in August 2018. Twitter booted InfoWars and Jones the next month. Yesterday, Owen Shroyer, who hosts an InfoWars show called “War Room,” called for the lynching of former President Barack Obama.

“Barack Obama is a treasonous. He belongs in jail. He belongs in Guantanamo Bay. I mean look — I’m not saying this should happen — but Barack Obama, find the tallest tree and a rope.” On Wednesday afternoon, a video of Shroyer’s show was available on YouTube. Although Shroyer is banned from YouTube, the video of the InfoWars show was simply uploaded by another user. YouTube does not appear to have systems in place that prevent InfoWars content from being uploaded.

1. An InfoWars host with a VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNT advocated lynching Obama on his show yesterday

“He belongs in jail. He belongs in Guantanamo Bay. I mean look – I’m not saying this should happen – but Barack Obama, find the tallest tree and a rope”https://t.co/lr4s99EkvN

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

2. The host, Alex Jones’ sidekick Owen Shroyer (@allidoisowen) , used his verified Twitter account to promote the show where he advocated the lynching of Barack Obama https://t.co/lr4s99EkvN pic.twitter.com/LMkO6pGo9K

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

3. I contacted Twitter 8 hrs ago and asked them about Shroyer. No response

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— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

4. It’s not just Twitter. The video of the InfoWars host calling for Obama to be lynched was on YouTube earlier today. That’s how I found it.

I contacted YouTube and they responded to me by taking the video down and suspending the account https://t.co/lr4s99EkvN pic.twitter.com/nrX9PIZYCW

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

5. UPDATE: InfoWars host Owen Shroyer has responded to this thread (which is still in progress) by advocating for the lynching of Obama

So now he’s calling for Obama to be lynched directly on Twitterhttps://t.co/lr4s99EkvN pic.twitter.com/Rr6kmR6v01

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

6. Even though YouTube took down the video I flagged, it’s unclear what they are doing, if anything, to prevent the uploading on InfoWars content to the site.

Even after I contacted YouTube, multiple versions of the same show were still available https://t.co/lr4s99EkvN pic.twitter.com/anA2hHS4eO

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019

7. InfoWars is making a mockery of its ban on Youtube and Twitter. On Twitter there is a large network of accounts that publish InfoWars clips and links, including livestreams of Jones’ show https://t.co/lr4s99EkvN pic.twitter.com/LQkFqQQgMD

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2019