Who is Alex Jones to you?

[PestoHoliday]

I read a news article that mentioned Alex Jones in passing, and in a very negative context. I voiced my surprise aloud to my DH and adult children.

DH said "wow, yes, she always seemed so nice on the Shop Well For Less programmes and that sort of thing. Lovely Welsh accent."

Adult DC said "he's an absolutely evil frothing fascist conspiracy theory nutter, where the hell have you been?"

According to the kids, everyone knows who that Alex Jones is, and I live in my own little PG Rated universe away from all the nasty things, for which they envy me. DH says why would anyone not following American culture wars know about some ranting lunatic in Texas, whereas knowing who presented the One Show is pretty common knowledge even if we don't really watch it.

I realise we're living in parallel world, so I wondered who was more typical of Mumsnet -

YABU - Alex Jones is a male American conspiricy theorist and far right nutcase

YANBU - Alex Jones is a female Welsh television presenter who seems perfectly nice

I would immediately assume Alex Jones from the One Show. I don't watch the One Show but I'm aware of the image. Never heard of the "ranting Texan".

I'm not familiar 😃

My first thought is the American loony.

I thought this was some bloke who used to be on Top Gear or something like that?

Me too

The crazy conspiracy twat.

Only know of the Welsh one.

I assumed The One Show presenter, not heard of the other one

US version, a disgusting, immoral creep.

My immediate thought was Welsh presenter off The One Show. Never heard of the ‘raving loony American bloke’…bit scared to Google now after reading this thread 😬🤣

I thought of the Lioness, but after googling she's Alex Scott, not Alex Jones.

Definitely the Infowars guy. If you’re interested in knowing more about him, there’s a very interesting documentary called ‘The truth versus Alex Jones’. It’s mostly centered around the court case when the Sandy Hook families sued him. It’s really good.

In this order:

1. misread it as Aled
2. a kid at my son's school
3. American nut

Hadn't heard of the other one.

Welsh Alex Jones is the one I can picture, and hear her voice in my head.

I am aware there is a conspiracy nutjob of the same name but only cause I’ve heard other people speak of him, I have no idea what he looks or sounds like.

This!

I'm aware of none of them.

One Show presenter.

Worked out that I’m thinking Steve Jones.

Not heard of either of them, I was thinking of Aled Jones or that twerp of a Guardian journalist Owen Jones.

Disgusting American conspiracy theory guy was the first one I thought of.
The other is the gushy woman on the One Show.

Not a fan of either of them.

Nah, you're thinking of the bloke who did the snowman.

Aware of both, but would think of American lunatic first.

Both, here. But mainly the mad American one.

Bassist from blur, now a cheese producer. Nope that's Alex James.

I don't know Alex Jones.

Funny, we were talking about Alex Jones in work today - to me, she's the Welsh TV presenter, but I'm aware of the other one.