The Pizzagate conspiracy theory that a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant hid a pedophilia ring was spread by hoaxers such as Alex Jones and Mike Cernovich, and it led to a believer of the conspiracy theory appearing at the D.C. pizza restaurant in December 2016 and opening fire with a rifle.

Far-right conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones regularly peddle false-flag conspiracy theories, claiming that events and tragedies, such as the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in which dozens of young children and teachers were murdered, are false-flag events that were either faked entirely or carried out by someone other than the actual perpetrators to advance a hidden agenda or to frame people.

Paul Joseph Watson is a far-right conspiracy theorist who works for Alex Jones at Infowars and has been promoted by the Trump administration and Donald Trump Jr.