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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in Texas .
The founder of far-right outlet InfoWars was stopped at the wheel in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to local media reports.
The 46-year-old was reportedly released from custody in Travis County, Texas, shortly after 4am, with bail set at $3,000 (£2,300).
Court records showed that Mr Jones had a “strong odour of alcohol” coming off him, according to the Associated Press .
He was arrested on a misdemeanour charge of driving while under the influence and released a few hours later, authorities said.
Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theoriesShow all 8 1 /8Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Flag waves but there is no wind on the moon The theory goes that as the flag is waving in the wind, it must have been on earth as there is no wind on the moon. If it were on the moon it would simply droop. The truth is that it is not waving, rather it is being held in place by a telescopic pole running through the top of the flag and it is crumpled as it had been screwed up for days en route to the moon
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Boot doesn't match the boot print It is suggested that this picture of a boot print on the moon is fake because it does not line up with the tread of this boot from Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit. That’s right, it doesn’t
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Boot doesn’t match the boot print The print does however match that of the outer boots, the ones worn by the Apollo crew when walking on the moon. And while we’re at it: the print is from Buzz Aldrin, not Armstrong.
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories No stars in outer space? Why are there no stars in sight when this picture was taken on a rock in outer space that has no atmosphere? Answer: camera settings. In order to capture this photo in direct sunlight, the camera would have to have a very narrow aperture and the shutter would only stay open for a minuscule amount of time. This means that the camera will not take in the light of the distant stars, only that of the much nearer, brighter sun.
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Astronauts couldn’t survive the radiation belts The Van Allen belts are regions of extremely high energy charged particles are trapped in the earth’s magnetic field. The conspiracy theory goes that the astronauts could not possibly survive exposure to this level of radiation.
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Astronauts couldn’t survive the radiation belts Professor Anu Ojha of the National Space Centre answers: ‘Firewalking. If you’ve ever done firewalking, you’ll know the one thing you don’t do is linger around in the middle of the firepit. You cross as quickly as you can... as long as you walk across quite quickly, looking at the thermal conductivity of your feet, you are not going to have enough thermal energy going into the soles of your feet to burn you. You’re absolutely fine. Just don’t hang around in the middle! In a similar way, the transit time through the Van Allen radiation belt right at the beginning of the Apollo voyages was incredibly short. Travelling through the Van Allen radiation belt if you are going fast enough – which you need to be if you’re going to the Moon – is no problem whatsoever.’
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Shadows aren’t parallel - must be a lighting set-up These two shadows are pointing in separate directions, hence they must be lit by two separate lights in a studio set-up rather than the single-point source of the sun.
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Debunked: Moon landing conspiracy theories Shadows aren’t parallel - must be a lighting set-up No, this is simply a matter of perspective. The moon’s surface is not flat and so the shadows are not projected perfectly parallel. This question would have never been asked if we could see the beginning of the shadows, which would all align with the same vanishing point.
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Police were reportedly called to Mr Jones’ residence by his wife after an argument.
Mr Jones — whose InfoWars site is known for spreading conspiracy theories — is thought driven to another property following the alleged argument.
An InfoWars article claimed that Mr Jones “admitted to drinking a small about of sake” at a restaurant before the arrest, but was below the legal drink-drive limit.
The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08 in Texas, and court records showed Mr Jones’ level was recorded at 0.076 and 0.079, according to AP.
Last year, Mr Jones was ordered to pay $100,000 in legal fees to a father of a Sandy Hook victim in a defamation case.
The conspiracy theorist has falsely claimed that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax .
His far-right InfoWars outlet has faced bans from social media sites for violating policies, including for spreading conspiracy theories.
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