Does It Matter That Joe Rogan Hosted Alex Jones On His Podcast, Again? ... [+] Getty Images Joe Rogan recently invited infamous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back on to his podcast, in a seemingly defiant move that signals to his audience (and Spotify), that his new contract hasn’t changed the way he operates. The last time Jones appeared on the podcast, the horrors of Sandy Hook were still in the news cycle, a reminder that Jones helped promote the nonsensical “false flag” narrative that led to the parents of slaughtered children being hounded by deranged conspiracy theorists. At the time, Rogan was heavily criticized for platforming Jones and encouraging the spread of conspiratorial thinking. But Jones has returned to a changed world, a new studio, and a (slightly) more critical Rogan, who made sure to fact check his outlandish claims. Kind of. Truth be told, Rogan doesn’t do a particularly great job of pushing back against Jones, because he ...
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