Knowledge Fight

Knowledge Fight is a podcast dedicated to analyzing and critiquing episodes of Alex Jones's InfoWars 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 Chicago, Illinois.^[1][2] In each episode, Friesen plays clips of noteworthy moments from one of Jones's shows and deconstructs where his misinformation comes from, even going so far as to track down misreadings of headlines that took place decades ago, which are followed by Holmes' (an everyman stand-in) reactions.^[3][4][5] 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.^[6]

Notable events covered on the podcast include the Sandy Hook Shooting,^[7] the Boston Marathon Bombing,^[8] the Iraq War,^[9] and the January 6th Insurrection.^[10]

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.^[11] 1990s radio conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper^[12] and current new-age alien conspiracist 'sweary' Kerry Cassidy (host and producer of the podcast "Project Camelot")^[13] are recurrent subjects.^[14]

The podcast has covered two of Jones's movies, The Obama Deception,^[15] and Endgame: Road to Tyranny,^[16] in detailed miniseries. A less formal series of episodes focus on Tucker Carlson's shows on Twitter/X,^[17] including his interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin.^[18] The legal depositions in Jones's multiple court cases also have extensive coverage. In 2023, Friesen started a newsletter called The Stackies as a place to write longer articles relating to the podcast's topics.^[19]

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.^[7][20] Bankston has appeared as a guest on Knowledge Fight multiple times.^[21]

The podcast has received praise for Friesen's breakdowns of complex misinformation and propaganda tactics, and for his research, which often goes back to investigating the ideological roots of Jones's political positions stemming from his exposure to the John Birch Society from a young age via his parents.^[5][22]