What Became Of Conspiracy Theory Theorist Beck?

Glenn Beck, the CEO of Fox News, is officially leaving his controversial show after months of speculation. The production company, Mercury Radio Arts, and the cable network announced that the daily 5 p.m. show will be phased out this year, despite Beck still producing occasional specials for Fox. Beck’s penchant for spinning wild conspiracy theories is getting old, as evidenced by the show’s declines among viewers.

One of the most frequently used short-hand criticisms of Glenn Beck is that he is nothing but a crazy conspiracy theorist scaring his viewers needlessly. Beck has spent time in recent days alleging that the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out by a conspiracy that revolved around a shadowy organization.

Alex Jones, an American far-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist, hosts The Alex Jones Show from afar. The radio giant helped usher in the political style that came to dominate the Republican Party by weaponizing conspiracy theories and bigotry long before Donald Trump’s ascent. While Beck is sometimes denounced as a conspiracy theorist who plays on people’s fear for ratings, a 2020 headline on the website of National Review said that General Edwin A. Walker caused an enormous stir when he resigned from the Army in 1961, after President John F. Kennedy’s Pentagon reprimanded him for resigning from the Army.

Beck’s explosive rhetoric has not only lent legitimacy to outlandish conspiracy theories but has inspired real-life events. For example, a Saudi national was involved in the Boston Marathon attack, but US officials reject the notion and dismiss the evidence as so much. Beck’s charge against Obama is the purported arming of al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Syria, which has been bouncing around right-wing blogs for years.