Knowledge Fight

{{Short description|Podcast dedicated to critiquing Alex Jones}}

{{Primary sources|date=October 2023}}

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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.{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=Elizabeth |date=2021-04-18 |title=Alex Jones's Podcasting Hecklers Face Their Foil's Downward Slide |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/us/politics/alex-jones.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Maruf |first=Ramishah |date=2022-08-07 |title=What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/07/media/alex-jones-trial-reliable-sources/index.html |access-date=2022-08-25}} In each episode, Friesen plays clips of noteworthy moments from one of Jones's shows, which are followed by Holmes' reactions.{{Cite web |last=Onion |first=Rebecca |date=2022-08-03 |title=It's Not Possible to Be Neutral About Alex Jones. The Events of This Week Prove It. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/alex-jones-infowars-alexs-war-documentary-trial-sandy-hook.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Dibdin |first=Emma |date=2022-11-22 |title=6 Podcasts About the Perils of Misinformation |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/arts/podcasts-misinformation-conspiracy-theories.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |issn=0362-4331}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #228: Old Alex Clips |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-old-alex-clips |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}}

Notable events covered on the podcast include the Sandy Hook Shooting,{{Cite web |last=Willitts |first=Philippa |date=2025-01-22 |title=Knowledge Fight: how a comedy podcast became a vital force against misinformation |url=https://globalcomment.com/knowledge-fight-how-a-comedy-podcast-became-a-vital-force-against-misinformation/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Global Comment |language=en-US}} the Boston Marathon Bombing,{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #352: April 17, 2013 |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-april-17-2013 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}} the Iraq War,{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #763: December 15, 2003 |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/763-december-15-2003 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}} and the January 6th Insurrection.{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #517: January 5-6, 2021 |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/517-january-5-6-2021 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #353: Mark Richards Pt. 11 |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-mark-richards-pt-11 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}} 1990s radio conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper{{Cite web |last=Ruelas |first=Richard |date=2020-09-01 |title=How William Cooper and his book 'Behold a Pale Horse' planted seeds of QAnon conspiracy theory |url=https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-investigations/2020/10/01/behold-pale-horse-how-william-cooper-planted-seeds-qanon-theory/3488115001/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=www.azcentral.com |language=en}} and current new-age alien conspiracist 'sweary' Kerry Cassidy are recurrent subjects.{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #332: Anunnaki Stasis and Emerald Treaties |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-anunnaki-stasis-and-emerald-treaties |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}}

The podcast has covered two of Jones's movies, The Obama Deception,{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #230A: Obama Deception, Part 1 on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/230a-obama-deception-part-1/id1192992870?i=1000424127503 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}} and Endgame: Road to Tyranny,{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #130A: Endgame, Part 1 |url=https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-endgame-part-1 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=knowledgefight.libsyn.com}} in detailed miniseries. A less formal series of episodes focus on Tucker Carlson's shows on Twitter/X,{{Cite web |title=Knowledge Fight: #816: Tucker, The Man And His Twitter- Episode 1 on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/816-tucker-the-man-and-his-twitter-episode-1/id1192992870?i=1000616578568 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}} including his interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin.{{Cite web |title=#898: Tucker, The Man And His Twitter- Episode 6 {{!}} Knowledge Fight Podcast |url=https://www.everand.com/podcast/705151842/898-Tucker-The-Man-And-His-Twitter-Episode-6-In-this-installment-Dan-and-Jordan-discuss-Tucker-Carlson-s-weird-new-interview-with-Putin-where-T |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Everand |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Substack |title=Daniel Friesen {{!}} Substack |url=https://substack.com/profile/166861924-daniel-friesen |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=substack.com |language=en}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Ismail |first=Aymann |date=2022-08-05 |title=Is Alex Jones Screwed? |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial-verdict-podcast-infowars.html |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}} Bankston has appeared as a guest on Knowledge Fight multiple times.{{Cite web |last=Merlan |first=Anna |date=2023-05-10 |title=Alex Jones Owes Her Millions of Dollars. She Has to Crowdfund Her Cancer Treatment on GoFundMe. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/alex-jones-owes-her-millions-of-dollars-she-has-to-crowdfund-her-cancer-treatment-on-gofundme/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}