However, he distorts the study’s conclusions. This is perhaps the origin of the conspiracy that the government is trying to make people gay.Īdditionally, Jones relies on a real study about the effects of a herbicide on frogs’ sexual health to support his claim. Regardless, the idea stuck and has been satirized in the media because it brings to mind memories of the Manhattan Project and the development of nuclear weapons, which came about in a similar manner. Moreover, it had nothing to do with the drinking water in the United States. The so-called “Gay Bomb” project was never funded or fulfilled.
In 1994, a US Air Force lab requested funds to pursue the development of a weapon that would increase same-sex arousal in enemy combatants. While Jones’ account of chemicals turning humans and frogs gay lacks any evidence, his gay chemical weapon is built around a tiny kernel of truth. Jones claimed that the majority of American frogs were gay because of their exposure to the tainted water intended for humans. Five years after this allegation first appeared, Jones claimed that the chemicals in tap water have, “turn the friggin’ frogs gay.” Frogs are native to most parts of the world, and are especially abundant in the United States, and prefer to inhabit land near bodies of freshwater. Jones’ claim is of course absurd, but it was easier for some demographics to believe in an anti-government conspiracy instead of the reality of the growing acceptance of LGBT identifying people that allowed more people to feel comfortable identifying as such in a survey.Īccording to Jones, the chemicals in drinking water affected more than just those who drink it. This notion held that gay people planned to corrupt mainstream media with their lifestyles and encourage homosexuality among children. Around this time, the idea of a “gay agenda” gained mainstream traction. This report was one of the first of its kind, and caused public panic towards what seemed to be a higher-than-expected number of LGBT people. This claim surfaced around the same time as a 2010 study from the Williams Institute at the Law School of UCLA that estimated approximately 9 million Americans identified as LGBT (2.5% of the population) while 25.6 million Americans (11% of the population) acknowledged at least some same-gender attraction. ” He claimed to have documents proving that the government was going to reduce birth rates by spreading chemicals that would cause homosexuality in Americans’ drinking water. government-sponsored chemical warfare operation explained why “ there’s so many gay people now.
His best example of this is the Great Gay Frog Conspiracy, a complex and comical combination of ideas from past conspiracies. Alex Jones, a far-right conspiracy theorist, knows this and draws on memorable conspiracy theories to create his own and take the Internet by storm. These theories are mostly baseless, but because so many Americans are familiar with them, they shape their understanding of related topics. Millions of Americans believe that the government faked the moon landing of 1969 or that the government keeps aliens in Area 51. He's also been accused of racism after claiming that Michelle Obama is really a man, and was forced to apologise after spreading the false claim that Hillary Clinton was running a paedophile ring out of a pizza restaurant.Conspiracy theories infect American culture. 11 Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rants about politics and society as part of a show on Infowars Credit: YouTubeīut the controversial star - who has been kicked off all his social media platforms for his offensive remarks - had his popular radio station shut down this week after the authorities realised he was operating a pirate station.Ĭampaigners have been trying to silence the loud-mouthed presenter for years - protesting that his controversial statements and conspiracy theories are damaging to American society.Ĭlinton was a frequent subject of Jones' outbursts during the election campaign - the shock jock called her a 'demon' a proclaimed that a segment where she opened a stiff pickle jar on US chat show Jimmy Kimmel was fixed as she wasn't strong enough to do it.
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