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Bill Cooper
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UFOs and the U.S. government: The push towards greater ... - WBUR wbur.org Nov 14, 2023 10 facts
claimGarrett Graff asserts that Bill Cooper was a founding member of UFO conspiracies in the 1980s and later became a founding voice of far-right fringe and conservative talk radio in the 1990s.
accountBill Cooper and Alex Jones engaged in a feud during the latter part of the 1990s, which intensified as Alex Jones moved into more conspiratorial territory.
claimBill Cooper served as the inspiration for Alex Jones, a local public access talk show host based in Austin, Texas.
accountBill Cooper and Alex Jones had a falling out around the September 11, 2001 attacks, as Alex Jones began promoting 9/11 trutherism.
claimBill Cooper served as the inspiration for Alex Jones, a local public access talk show host in Austin, Texas.
claimBill Cooper was a founding member of UFO conspiracy movements in the 1980s and later became a prominent voice in far-right fringe and conservative talk radio during the 1990s.
accountBill Cooper, who had become a tax and anti-government protester, died in a police shootout in December 2001 after opening fire on sheriff's deputies attempting to arrest him.
accountBill Cooper and Alex Jones engaged in a feud during the late 1990s, with Cooper criticizing Jones for fabricating information while Jones drifted into more conspiratorial territory.
accountBill Cooper died in a police shootout in December 2001 after opening fire on sheriff's deputies who arrived to arrest him.
claimBill Cooper was a founding member of UFO conspiracy movements in the 1980s and later became a founding voice of the far-right fringe and conservative talk radio in the 1990s.