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# John Oliver Goes to War with Alex Jones on _Last Week Tonight_

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## Video: Why John Oliver Is a MONEY Champion

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## Melissa Locker


Jul 31, 2017 8:00 AM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Jul 31, 2017 8:00 AM UTC

John Oliver made a roaring return to _Last Week Tonight_ after three-week long hiatus by starting a war with Alex Jones, the man behind _InfoWars_.

Oliver didn’t go after Jones for his targeting of the parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre (although Oliver did call that behavior the “Easy Pass to whatever is hell’s version of the champagne room”), instead Oliver focused on the products that Jones sells on his TV show, _InfoWars_.

After watching his show for a week, [the HBO host ](http://time.com/4880119/hbo-confederate-series-twitter-protest-response/?xid=homepage)noted that Jones spent nearly 25% of the time talking about or playing ads for his products, including survival gear, organic shampoo and body wash, and something called “Combat One” moist towelettes that specifically state that they “can be used anywhere needed, including the perineal area.” He even offered a supplement with ingredients found only in “comets” and “trace amounts in blueberries.” Oliver bought many of the products, including the “Bill Clinton rape whistle” from the website Jones runs, and Oliver noted, it came with a free “9-11 Was an Inside Job” bumper sticker. [Oliver](http://time.com/3512656/review-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver/?iid=sr-link1) also noted that an ex-employee said Jones “can sell 500 supplements in an hour … it’s like QVC for conspiracy.”

According to Oliver, Jones urges his viewers to “fund” his show through his products. “It’s like an NPR pledge drive for people who hate NPR,” said Oliver. During [his interview with Megyn Kelly](http://motto.time.com/4816317/sandy-hook-victim-outraged-megyn-kelly-alex-jones/?iid=sr-link1) on her show, which Oliver called “_Rationalizing Low Ratings with Megyn Kelly,_” Jones told Kelly that it costs $45-50 million to keep _InfoWars_ running and claimed that the money he’s making is going back into the show, although Oliver noted that Jones had several Rolex watches so perhaps funding the show wasn’t the main goal.

Oliver also noted that Jones’s “medical expert” Dr. Edward Group III, who Jones insisted that he “got his degree from MIT,” actually got a degree from Texas Chiropractic College, and MIT told _Last Week Tonight_ that “it is not accurate to say \[Group\] has a degree from MIT.” Oliver brought out his own medical expert — played by _30 Rock’s_ Jack McBrayer — to sell his own tactical assault wipes on the website, [InfoWipes.com](http://infowipes.com/)

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