Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy joined an MSNBC panel condemning Alex Jones and Silicon Valley companies for promulgating conspiracy theories that may have factored into several recent school shooting-related suicides.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy joined an MSNBC panel Tuesday in condemning Infowars host Alex Jones and Silicon Valley companies for promulgating conspiracy theories that may have factored into several recent school shooting-related suicides.
MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough pondered the ripple effect on survivors, particularly amid the inescapable clutches of social media conspiracies and hateful rhetoric. MSNBC senior contributor Mike Barnicle asked Murphy directly about Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a fake"false flag" and is the defendant in an ongoing defamation lawsuit filed victims' families.
Jones has repeatedly mocked his inclusion in the defamation lawsuit, claiming on his show last April,"it's like I've murdered their children." Last month, Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis ruled Jones must turn over Infowars financial records and marketing documents in addition to submitting a sworn deposition.
"While we can't ever make these lunatics completely disappear, there are some big commercial actors like Facebook, like Twitter who can do a much better job of policing their space," Murphy added. He noted the"second victimization" of parents of school shooting victims having to log on the internet every day to find the people who are"denying the death of [their] child.
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