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Ex-Infowars Editor Admits to Fabricating Islamic State Video

4/1/2026

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Josh Owens, former Infowars video editor, says he fabricated a video showing an Islamic State operative crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, which gained 1 million views.
He describes his Infowars work as "nonsense" and "lies" and regrets promoting Islamophobia, noting the stigma of leaving.
His memoir, The Madness of Believing, explains why he joined Infowars and mentions the Sandy Hook defamation case against Alex Jones, founder of Infowars.

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Josh Owens, former Infowars video editor, says he fabricated a video showing an Islamic State operative crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, which gained 1 million views.
He describes his Infowars work as "nonsense" and "lies" and regrets promoting Islamophobia, noting the stigma of leaving.
His memoir, The Madness of Believing, explains why he joined Infowars and mentions the Sandy Hook defamation case against Alex Jones, founder of Infowars.