InfoWars Reporter and Author of Birther Book Gets One-Day White House Press Pass
InfoWars, the popular alt-right conspiracy theory website helmed by Alex Jones, has received temporary White House press credentials.
The website—which has promoted the false theory the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was faked, among unnumbered other conspiracy theories—announced that its D.C. bureau chief, Jerome Corsi, has been granted access to the White House.
Corsi posted a photo on Twitter of him in the White House briefing room.
Jerome Corsi, Washington Bureau Chief, https://t.co/8yxnbeoqQC. We have WH PRESS CREDENTIALS. I'm in WH May 22, 2017 pic.twitter.com/ln9aE6nNOB
— Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) May 22, 2017
Corsi wrote a book perpetuating the lie that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.
InfoWars posted a story about the credentials on Monday, calling the press pass an “epic blow to the mainstream media’s control of the narrative.”
However, the pass appears to only be for the day—something even high school students can get.
In January, Jones claimed the website had been offered credentials, but that was shot down by the White House Press Office.
InfoWars is also reportedly a source of news for President Donald Trump. Jones says he received a call of thanks from Trump after he won the election.
In fact, Roger Stone, a known close associate of Trump’s and a former member of his campaign team, is a frequent guest on InfoWars.