Elon Musk has brought right-wing American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back to X after holding a poll on his return to the platform.

Elon Musk had previously refused to reinstate Alex Jones' account, citing Jones' efforts to push a conspiracy theory about the Sandy Hook shooting.

The move to reinstate Alex Jones on X is likely to hasten the flight of advertisers from the site over antisemitism and hateful content.

Elon Musk, responding to a poll he initiated on his X platform, has restored the account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones and his Infowars site had been banned since 2018. Restoring Jones' account comes as Musk has seen advertising from major brands flee the platform.

Elon Musk has restored Alex Jones's account on his social media platform, X, after conducting a poll that revealed users wanted him back. | TAG24

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced early Sunday that he would be reinstating far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s account on X, the platform previously known as Twitter. Musk, the owner of

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial on September 21, 2022 in Waterbury, Connecticut. Jones was sued by several victims' families for causing emotional and psychological harm after they lost their children in the Sandy Hook massacre.