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As recently as last week, YouTube deleted four videos posted by InfoWars founder Alex Jones and gave him a strike meaning he cannot livestream content for 3 months. Jones and Infowars regularly peddle conspiracy theories, including the claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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