Coverage dated September 11, 2023

Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months behind bars in Capitol riot case

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

Infowars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced on Tuesday to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, which prosecutors said he “helped create” by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months behind bars in Capitol riot case (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Infowars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced on Tuesday to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, which prosecutors said he “helped create” by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers.

  2. Washington Examiner

    InfoWars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days in jail over role in lead-up to Jan. 6 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    InfoWars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced to 60 days in jail over his role in the Jan. 6 riot.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Infowars Host Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison in Jan. 6 Case (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Owen Shroyer, a prominent Infowars host, was sentenced on Tuesday for participating in protests around the Capitol in violation of a deferred prosecution agreement

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months in prison in Capitol insurrection case (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Prosecutors said Shroyer "helped create" Jan. 6, 2021, by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers.

  5. NBC News

    InfoWars host Owen Shroyer to be sentenced in Jan. 6 case (opens NBC News)

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    The conspiracy theorist was with Alex Jones on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, but never entered the building.

  6. CNN

    InfoWars host sentenced to 60 days in Capitol riot case (opens CNN)

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    Owen Shroyer, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

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