{"product_id":"the-madness-of-believing-a-memoir-from-inside-alex-joness-conspiracy-machine-9781538757321","title":"The Madness of Believing: A Memoir from Inside Alex Jones's Conspiracy Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unvarnished and immersive dive into the world of conspiracy theories, propaganda, and disinformation from a former Infowars insider caught in the orbit of Alex Jones's madness. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At twenty-four-years old, Josh Owens dropped out of film school when a job offer arrived from the very world that had already begun to warp his sense of reality. After years of being pulled in by Alex Jones's magnetic persona and anti-establishment defiance, he'd become entangled in a universe built on suspicion, spectacle, and carefully manufactured lies. When the call came, he packed up his life and moved halfway across the country, setting off on a journey that would unravel everything he thought he believed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Believing\u003c\/i\u003e follows Josh's experience working at Infowars, where he became one of Jones's most trusted employees. He began traveling across the world creating \"news\" stories, staging chaos, and spreading outright lies to Infowars's ever-growing audience. As he rose through the ranks, his skepticism grew, and Josh underwent a personal transformation just as Infowars too changed from a fringe community to a mainstream disinformation machine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Josh's story is one playing out across America: that of impressionable young people pulled into a dangerous world where reality and fiction are blurred, and extremist beliefs gain steam. \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Believing\u003c\/i\u003e is a reckoning with this climate, one that provides riveting insight into these supposedly radical, truth-driven organizations while exposing their dangerous rhetoric and lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Owens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538757321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e From 2013 to 2017, \u003cb\u003eJosh Owens\u003c\/b\u003e was a video editor and field producer for Alex Jones and his media company, Infowars. After nearly four years on the frontlines of a radical new form of media, he quit and began speaking out against conspiratorial thinking and reactionary opportunists. He has written about his experiences at Infowars for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as well as CNN and has been interviewed for his expertise on Alex Jones and Infowars's tactics in dozens of media outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Vice News, The Atlantic, PBS, Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, and other outlets. He has appeared in the HBO documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Truth Vs. Alex Jones\u003c\/i\u003e about Sandy Hook and was a consultant for \u003ci\u003eThis American Life's\u003c\/i\u003e episode titled \"Alex in Wonderland.\" He is currently a writer, and this is his first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Josh Owens \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858843254941,"sku":"9781538757321","price":47.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_426b537a-df84-4450-b71d-f0ddb7c77c08.jpg?v=1776861741","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-madness-of-believing-a-memoir-from-inside-alex-joness-conspiracy-machine-9781538757321","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}