Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has defended a satirical social media post claiming 35 top Democrats were hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
The post, intended as a parody of recent rumors suggesting Donald Trump had been secretly admitted to the same hospital, went viral instantly.
Jones questioned the credibility of the claims and pointed to the pattern of misinformation amid rumors of Trump's death.
He defended social media personality Matt Wallace, who made the original satirical post, stating that the backlash against the content ignored its intended irony.
Jones argued that the reaction highlights how quickly misinformation can spread online, especially when audiences fail to recognize satire.
He cited his earlier video refuting the conspiracy theory and rumor surrounding the purported death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
