''Knowledge Fight'' is a
podcast
A podcast is a Radio program, program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. Typically, a podcast is an Episode, episodic series of digital audio Computer file, files that users can download to a personal device or str ...
dedicated to analyzing and critiquing episodes of
Alex Jones
Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American Far-right politics, far-right radio host, radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas. ''The Alex Jones Show'' is the lo ...
's ''
InfoWars'' shows. The podcast was created in January 2017. It is hosted by the former stand-up comedians Dan Friesen and Jordan Holmes, both of whom live in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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. In each episode, Friesen plays clips of noteworthy moments from one of Jones's shows, which are followed by Holmes' reactions. The majority of episodes relate to modern day Alex Jones, but the podcast has gone as far back as the late 1990s in its coverage.
Notable events covered on the podcast include the
Sandy Hook Shooting,
the
Boston Marathon Bombing
The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarna ...
, the
Iraq War
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...
, and the
January 6th Insurrection.
Along with Jones, Friesen and Holmes occasionally cover other conspiracy figures they consider to be relevant to their main subject on their 'Wacky Wednesday' episodes. 1990s radio conspiracy theorist
Bill Cooper and current new-age alien conspiracist 'sweary' Kerry Cassidy are recurrent subjects.
The podcast has covered two of Jones's movies, ''The Obama Deception'', and ''Endgame: Road to Tyranny'', in detailed miniseries. A less formal series of episodes focus on
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator who hosted the nightly political talk show '' Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was term ...
's shows on
Twitter/X, including his interview with Russian president
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
. The legal depositions in Jones's multiple court cases also have extensive coverage. In 2023, Friesen started a newsletter called ''The Stackies'' as a place to write longer articles relating to the podcast's topics.
The podcast series has been used by lawyers researching Alex Jones in relation to his various Sandy Hook lawsuits. Friesen has been called upon as an expert in Alex Jones and his shows by plaintiffs' lead counsel in Texas, Mark Bankston, because of the podcast series.
Bankston has appeared as a guest on Knowledge Fight multiple times.
References
External links
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2017 podcast debuts
Alex Jones
Comedy podcasts
Political podcasts
Works about conspiracy theories