Knowledge Fight

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Knowledge Fight
Presentation
GenreComedy/News (Current Events)
Created byDan Friesen
VoicesDan Friesen
Jordan Holmes
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesMondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Length90 - 180 minutes (Longest: 282 minutes)
Country of originUnited States (Illinois)
Production
Theme music composed byDJ Danarchy
Opening theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye1ihZjB_Xc
No. of episodes1098
Publication
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)
Related
Website knowledgefight.com

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]

Contents

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]

List of Episodes

References

  1. ↑ Williamson, Elizabeth (2021-04-18). "Alex Jones's Podcasting Hecklers Face Their Foil's Downward Slide". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ↑ Maruf, Ramishah (2022-08-07). "What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ↑ Onion, Rebecca (2022-08-03). "It's Not Possible to Be Neutral About Alex Jones. The Events of This Week Prove It". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ↑ Dibdin, Emma (2022-11-22). "6 Podcasts About the Perils of Misinformation". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. 1 2 Arciszewski, Sebastian (2025-07-08). "Knowledge Fight Podcast Review". Find That Pod. Archived from the original on 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  6. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #228: Old Alex Clips". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. 1 2 Willitts, Philippa (2025-01-22). "Knowledge Fight: how a comedy podcast became a vital force against misinformation". Global Comment. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  8. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #352: April 17, 2013". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  9. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #763: December 15, 2003". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  10. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #517: January 5-6, 2021". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  11. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #353: Mark Richards Pt. 11". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  12. ↑ Ruelas, Richard (2020-09-01). "How William Cooper and his book 'Behold a Pale Horse' planted seeds of QAnon conspiracy theory". www.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  13. ↑ Cassidy, Kerry (2016-03-01). "ABOUT US". PROJECT CAMELOT. Archived from the original on 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  14. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #332: Anunnaki Stasis and Emerald Treaties". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  15. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #230A: Obama Deception, Part 1 on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  16. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #130A: Endgame, Part 1". knowledgefight.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  17. ↑ "Knowledge Fight: #816: Tucker, The Man And His Twitter". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  18. ↑ "#898: Tucker, The Man And His Twitter- Episode 6". Knowledge Fight Podcast. Everand. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  19. ↑ Friesen. "Daniel". Substack. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  20. ↑ Ismail, Aymann (2022-08-05). "Is Alex Jones Screwed?". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  21. ↑ Merlan, Anna (2023-05-10). "Alex Jones Owes Her Millions of Dollars. She Has to Crowdfund Her Cancer Treatment on GoFundMe". VICE. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  22. ↑ sludgieboy (2024-05-26). "Knowledge Fight review". The Podcast Geek. Archived from the original on 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  23. 1 2 3 "Knowledge Fight". Knowledge Fight. Retrieved 10 Aug 2025.
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