Owen Shroyer
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| Born | June 28, 1989 |
| Occupation | Media presenter |
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Jonathan Owen Shroyer (born June 28, 1989) is an American far-right media presenter[1] who hosts the War Room show on the website InfoWars.[2]
Prior to working for InfoWars, Shroyer hosted shows for KXFN and KFNS radio stations.
Early life
[edit]Owen Shroyer was born in St. Louis[3] in 1989 or 1990[4] to mother Annette Shroyer.[5]
Adult life
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Shroyer worked as radio host for KXFN and KFNS.[6][7] Since 2016, he has worked for InfoWars as both a host[1] and a video editor.[4] He presented the platform's War Room show.[8]
In 2018, Shroyer was named in a lawsuit filed in Texas against InfoWars and its owner, Alex Jones, by the parents of children who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, including Neil Heslin. Shroyer personally claimed on air in June 2017 that it was impossible that Neil Heslin, father of Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewis, could have held his son's body after the incident and suggested in further comments that Heslin was lying about his son's death. These defamatory claims, combined with others made by Alex Jones, resulted in InfoWars being found liable for damages. On August 4, 2022, a Texas jury awarded the Sandy Hook plaintiffs $4.1 million in compensatory damages and an additional $45.2 million in punitive damages. [9][10][11]
In January 2022, Shroyer falsely claimed that Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau signed a $1 million non-disclosure agreement with a minor who had allegedly accused him of sexual misconduct, citing articles from the Buffalo Chronicle, a fake news website.[12]
In June 2023, Shroyer pleaded guilty to illegally entering a restricted area near the United States Capitol building during the January 6 attack.[1] He was arrested and charged in August 2021.[13] On September 12, 2023, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail.[14][15]
Prior to his guilty plea, Shroyer agreed to defer his prosecution for interrupting a congressional hearing.[16] In 2019, he interrupted a Congress impeachment hearing to share his views that Donald Trump was innocent and that "Jerry Nadler and the Democrat Party are committing treason in this country!"[17][18]
Shroyer lives in Austin, Texas.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kunzelnan, Michael (June 23, 2023). "Infowars 'War Room' host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to entering restricted area during Capitol riot". AP News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Judge sentences Infowars host Owen Shroyer to prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack". Law & Crime. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Luckhurst, Phoebe (December 8, 2016). "Milo Yiannopoulos to Tomi Lahren: the faces of America's young alt-Right pack". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Kunzelman, Michael (June 23, 2023). "Infowars 'War Room' host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to entering restricted area during Capitol riot". AP News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Cheney, Kyle (February 27, 2022). "Jan. 6 select committee zeroes in on another Alex Jones associate". POLITICO. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Bernhard, Bythe (August 13, 2014). "Radio host protests 'police state' in Ferguson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Caesar, Dan (August 19, 2016). "Media Views: No kidding – comedy is key in new KFNS lineup". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ McClure, Kelly (October 12, 2022). ""It's not coming," Infowars host Owen Shroyer says as Jones gets hit with nearly $1 billion verdict". Salon.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Deposition of InfoWars Host Owen Shroyer, April 11, 2022, retrieved October 27, 2023
- ^ Williamson, Elizabeth; Hsu, Tiffany; Levenson, Michael (August 6, 2022). "Jury Orders Alex Jones to Pay $45.2 Million in Sandy Hook Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "InfoWars Host Charged with Federal Crimes After Claiming He'd 'Save the Republic' from 'Fraudulent Election' During U.S. Capitol Siege". Law & Crime. August 20, 2021. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Khandelwal, Devika (January 20, 2022). "False: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sexual relations with a minor and had her sign a two and a quarter million dollar non-disclosure agreement so no one would find out about it". Logically. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (August 24, 2021). "Judge wants Justice Department to detail decision on charging Infowars correspondent accused in Jan. 6 riot". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Infowars host Owen Shroyer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot". AP News. August 21, 2021. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months in prison in Capitol insurrection case". PBS NewsHour. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Glisson, Fiona; Reilly, Ryan J. (June 23, 2023). "InfoWars host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case". NBC News. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Levenson, Michael (December 9, 2019). "Infowars Host Disrupts House Impeachment Hearing". New York Times. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Infowars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days in Jan. 6 case". NBC News. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Owen Shroyer on Twitter
- Owen Shroyer at IMDb