The Truth vs. Alex Jones

2024

Action / Biography / Crime / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 76% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3238 3.2K

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Plot summary

Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.

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Dan Reed

Top cast

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Anderson Cooper as Self - Host, Anderson Cooper 360
Donald Trump Photo
Donald Trump as Self - 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate
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Alex Jones as Self
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Megyn Kelly as Self - Host, Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly
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1.06 GB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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2.17 GB
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English 5.1
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1 hr 57 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jrneptune 9 / 10

The truth of it all is about money and profiteering off of misinformation

Within the first 6 minutes of the documentary that point is made clear when Alex Jones is trying to force another group not to expose the facts behind lies he extolls so he can sell a product.There has been a long history of profiteers but with the speed of communications we have now, it can be more far-reaching. My biggest hope, is when these fraudsters are exposed not just they but they people that helped support their lies also have to pay or go to jail.Hiding behind the First Amendment when you know you are lying does not give you freedom of speech.The documentary is worth watching though to see all the details of the lunacy that was exposed.
Reviewed by Mark_H_Smit 8 / 10

Disturbing doc shows the danger of pathological dishonesty

This documentary puts a magnifying glass on one of the biggest challenges faced by civil society today: the extent to which online media platforms make money by spreading scandalous lies over the heads of innocent people. How pathological liars like Alex Jones are able to benefit from dishonesty for a decade before two juries finally punish him for his evil acts.Watching Alex Jones lie under oath is extremely disturbing. The documentary seems to draw the conclusion that money is Jones' only driver. But watching Jones' testimony, it became obvious to me that Jones' behavior is pathological. As the end credits rolled I was wondering why his lawyers didn't make him plea mental insanity.Just as disturbing is the epilogue that mentions that InfoWars still broadcasts in March 2024 despite Jones' record breaking verdicts.I found the documentary revealing while at the same time leaving it up to the viewer to judge what they think of Jones. I felt it could have touched even more on the dangers of InfoWars' lies to society as a whole - this doc clearly focused on the Sandy Hook story only.For me the doc served as a reminder that pathological liars pose an extreme danger to society. It makes me fear the worst considering the role that AI will undoubtedly have in enabling even more powerful messaging platforms. How can democracies legislate to keep such tools out of the hands of pathological liars and obvious narcissists like Jones and Trump, Perhaps AI can one day be used to detect and warn against these obviously sick people.
Reviewed by tuggerwaugh 9 / 10

The only actor in this is Jones himself

One of the biggest ironies in this whole tragedy is Alex Jones claiming the Sandy Hook families faked and acted the whole thing - when Jones himself is just an actor. And not a very good one.He is a charlatan who preys on a vulnerable audience to make money.This is a great documentary which shows the rise of fringe groups that have sucked in a group of people who doesn't even believe in basic science. A decent percentage of the population really needs to grow up and learn from this whole situation.Grifters will always grift but they can't if they don't have a market.I just feel so sorry for all the families and victims who lost everything and those poor children who were robbed of their future while a redneck continues to con people without any remorse or guilt for what he is doing or what he has done.
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