In a matter-of-fact update that did not address the conspiracy theories swirling in right-wing media, Austin police said that Mr. White, 36, was trying to thwart his vehicle from being stolen outside his apartment complex on Sunday night when someone shot him and fled. Mr. White later died at the hospital.

Even when covering its own news, Infowars can’t help but gin up a conspiracy. On Sunday, a reporter for the site, Jamie White, was reportedly killed outside his home in Austin, Texas. Alex Jones, the site’s head,

Alex Jones and his supporters are now alleging that an Infowars reporter who was killed outside of his home in Austin, Texas, was murdered by Ukrainian forces in a targeted hit, giving rise to yet another conspiracy theory that officials have cast doubt upon.