''Knowledge Fight'' is a

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dedicated to analyzing and critiquing episodes of

Alex Jones Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American far-right and alt-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas, which the Genesis Communications Network broadcas ...

' ''

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'' shows. The podcast was created in January 2017. It is hosted by the former stand-up comedians Dan Friesen and Jordan Holmes, both of whom live in

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. As of May 25th, 2024, a total of 935 episodes of the podcast have been released. In each episode, Friesen plays clips of noteworthy moments from one of Jones' shows, which are followed by Holmes' reactions. The majority of episodes relate to modern day Alex Jones, but the podcast has gone as far back as the late 1990s in its coverage. Notable events covered on the podcast include the

Sandy Hook Shooting The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and th ...

, the

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, the

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, and the January 6th Insurrection. Along with Jones, Friesen and Holmes occasionally cover other conspiracy figures they consider to be relevant to their main subject on their 'Wacky Wednesday' episodes. 1990s radio conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper and current new-age alien conspiracist 'sweary' Kerry Cassidy are recurrent subjects. The podcast has covered two of Jones' movies, ''The Obama Deception'', and ''Endgame: Road to Tyranny'', in detailed miniseries. A less formal series of episodes focus on

Tucker Carlson Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, conservative political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on Fox News since 2016. Carlson began h ...

's shows on Twitter/X, including his interview with Russian president

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. The legal depositions in Jones' multiple court cases also have extensive coverage. Friesen recently created a

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called 'The Stackies' as a place to write longer articles relating to the podcast's topics. The podcast series has been used by lawyers researching Alex Jones in relation to his various Sandy Hook lawsuits. Friesen has been called upon as an expert in Alex Jones and his shows by plaintiffs' lead counsel in Texas, Mark Bankston, because of the podcast series. Bankston has appeared as a guest on Knowledge Fight multiple times.

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