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Alex JonesTamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free _Mother Jones Daily_. Two former
staffers at _InfoWars_ have accused founder and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of discrimination and sexual harassment, the _Daily Mail_ reported on Wednesday. Jones allegedly
bullied staffers, made anti-Semitic and racist comments, and groped one worker, according to two Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints obtained by the publication. Rob Jacobson,
a former video editor who worked for the site for 13 years, alleges his co-workers and managers called him “The Jewish Individual” and “The Resident Jew,” and that Jones regularly
humiliated and belittled him. As the _Mail _reports, “The abuse got so bad that one member of staff photo shopped Jacobson’s face on to the image of an Orthodox Jew under the words ‘THE
JEWISH INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS YOUR HOT TOPICS’ and printed it out for all to see.” Jacobson, who was eventually fired, is planning to sue Jones for discrimination, harassment, and unfair
dismissal, in addition to his EEOC complaint. Meanwhile, Ashley Beckford, a former production assistant for _InfoWars_‘ parent company, Free Speech Systems, alleges Jones “often spent his
time shirtless, and endlessly leering…at female employees and guests,” which created a “disgusting, hostile environment” that openly encouraged his staff to make inappropriate comments
toward women. According to the EEOC statement from Beckford, who is African American, Jones made unwanted sexual advances and allegedly groped her while commenting, “Who wouldn’t want to
have a black wife?” In a lengthy statement to the _Daily Mail, _Jones denied the claims, calling them “no reflection of reality” and “completely, totally false.” Read more of the disturbing
allegations over at the _Daily Mail._