Facebook has banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and black nationalist Louis Farrakhan from its platforms, stating they violated the companies policy on hate and violence.

 

The company said on Thursday it had also banned right-wing extremists Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Nehlen, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones' site, Infowars.

 

Jones has previously claimed events like the September 11 terror attacks and the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting were hoaxes.