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{{Person | |||
| name = Buckley Hamman | |||
| image = Buckley_Hamman.jpg | |||
| known_for = Former "Director of Operations" at [[InfoWars]] | |||
| family = [[Alex Jones]] (cousin) | |||
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'''Buckley Hamman''' is [[Alex Jones]]' cousin on his mother's side. Buckley is very clearly a large part of the behind the scenes operations at [[InfoWars]], but it is very difficult to discern exactly what his role is with the company. Even The Hill couldn't nail it down, crediting him in this way: "Hamman works for Infowars without a defined job title"<ref>http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/293676-infowars-website-may-have-been-hacked-50-thousand-accounts-breached</ref>. | '''Buckley Hamman''' is [[Alex Jones]]' cousin on his mother's side. Buckley is very clearly a large part of the behind the scenes operations at [[InfoWars]], but it is very difficult to discern exactly what his role is with the company. Even The Hill couldn't nail it down, crediting him in this way: "Hamman works for Infowars without a defined job title"<ref>http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/293676-infowars-website-may-have-been-hacked-50-thousand-accounts-breached</ref>. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:57, 5 March 2025
Buckley Hamman is Alex Jones' cousin on his mother's side. Buckley is very clearly a large part of the behind the scenes operations at InfoWars, but it is very difficult to discern exactly what his role is with the company. Even The Hill couldn't nail it down, crediting him in this way: "Hamman works for Infowars without a defined job title"[1].
In Ashley Beckford's EEOC complaint against InfoWars, Buckley is named as the "Director of Operations"[2].
Buckley's Musical Talents
Though Buckley's role at InfoWars is a matter of great interest, it would be wrong to not start out by talking about something positive about the man.
In Summer 2018, SPIN started speculating that Alex Jones was a house DJ after he filmed a special report standing in front of some pretty heavy duty DJ equipment[3].
It's all fun and games to speculate that Alex lives a secret night life out at the raves (and it would explain why he's hungover all the time), but unfortunately, the explanation is a little less satisfying.
Buckley is frequently Alex's camera-man when he films special reports, particularly when he shoots them out-of-studio, and as it turns out, Buckley is a rather serious acid-house DJ.
You can find his Soundcloud page easily enough by searching for his name, and you can sample his music for yourself there[4]. We would love to mock Buckley for being a middle-age wannabe DJ, but even we have to admit that some of his work is pretty legit[5].
Role At InfoWars
As mentioned, it is incredibly difficult to nail down precisely what Buckley's job title would be, since he appears to wear many hats. He has by-lines for articles on the website[6], he appears periodically as a guest on the show[7], and he also posts occasional inspirational videos shot in Chicago on his Facebook page[8]. In the past, Buckley has been featured in InfoWars ads for products like Caveman Bone Broth. On more than one occasion, Buckley has appeared on air to act as sidekick/babysitter when Alex is a bit drunk doing Reddit AMAs[9].
In her EEOC complaint against InfoWars, Ashley Beckford alleges that in a February 2017 meeting, Buckley called the company's production staff "motherfuckers," and demanded that everyone work unpaid overtime.
Outside of InfoWars
In 1993, Buckley was arrested for theft and served a day in jail[10].
Buckley Hamman is the Sargent-at-Arms of the Austin chapter of Toastmasters International, a social group focused on helping people become better public speakers[11].
All in all, Buckley seems like a very complicated figure. He shows some signs of being a genuinely good person (the inspirational Facebook videos), some signs of having creative passions (his DJing), and of being civic minded (being an officer in Toastmasters). At the same time, he shows just as many signs of being a complete dick (the allegations in Beckford's EEOC complaint, the fact that he works for InfoWars, etc.)
A lot of claims have been made that Buckley works for the CIA, and is somehow Alex's handler. These claims, while fun to think about, generally rely on no further facts than "Buckley spent time in his childhood in Guatemala," and "Alex has claimed he has family who worked in Intelligence."
Until something more concrete comes up, it is a far more likely conclusion that Buckley is a not-so-great but possibly kinda-okay guy who happens to be Alex's cousin, and because of that, he holds a vaguely-defined executive position at InfoWars.
Relevant Episodes by Release Date
| No. | Title | Coverage
start date |
Coverage
end date |
Air date | Episode type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7: January 23-24, 2017 | January 23, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | January 26, 2017 | Present Day |
| 11 | 11: February 10, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | February 13, 2017 | Present Day |
| 21 | 21: March 9, 2017 | March 9, 2017 | March 9, 2017 | March 14, 2017 | Present Day |
| 29 | 29: April 11, 2017 | April 11, 2017 | April 11, 2017 | April 12, 2017 | Present Day |
| 30 | 30: April 14, 2017 | April 14, 2017 | April 14, 2017 | April 17, 2017 | Present Day |
| 35 | 35: Custody Press Conference | May 1, 2017 | Present Day | ||
| 36 | 36: June 29, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | May 3, 2017 | Time Travel |
| 47 | 47: June 19-July 5, 2015 | June 19, 2015 | July 5, 2015 | May 31, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 53 | 53: June 12, 2017 | June 12, 2017 | June 12, 2017 | June 14, 2017 | Present Day |
| 56 | 56: July 22-Aug 11, 2015 | July 22, 2015 | August 11, 2015 | June 23, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 62 | 62: August 19-26, 2015 | August 19, 2015 | August 26, 2015 | July 10, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 63 | 63: July 12, 2017 | July 12, 2017 | July 12, 2017 | July 13, 2017 | Present Day |
| 66 | 66: September 6-17, 2015 | September 6, 2015 | September 17, 2015 | July 25, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 69 | 69: August 1, 2017 | August 1, 2017 | August 1, 2017 | August 2, 2017 | Present Day |
| 71 | 71: August 4, 2017 | August 3, 2017 | August 4, 2017 | August 7, 2017 | Present Day |
| 73 | 73: August 12, 2017 | August 12, 2017 | August 12, 2017 | August 14, 2017 | Present Day |
| 74 | 74: October 4-6, 2015 | October 4, 2015 | October 6, 2015 | August 17, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 76 | 76: October 7-11, 2015 | October 7, 2015 | October 11, 2015 | August 23, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 82 | 82: Oct. 27-Nov. 9, 2015 | October 27, 2015 | November 9, 2015 | September 11, 2017 | 2015 Investigation |
| 84 | 84: December 21, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | September 20, 2017 | Time Travel |
| 85 | 85: September 20-21, 2017 | September 20, 2017 | September 21, 2017 | September 22, 2017 | Present Day |
| 86 | 86: September 22, 2017 | September 22, 2017 | September 22, 2017 | September 25, 2017 | Present Day |
| S005 | The Halloween Story | September 27, 2017 | Deep Dive | ||
| 90 | 90: October 10, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | October 10, 2017 | October 11, 2017 | Present Day |
| 92 | 92: October 13 & 16, 2017 | October 13, 2017 | October 16, 2017 | October 17, 2017 | Present Day |
| 94 | 94: October 19, 2017 | October 19, 2017 | October 19, 2017 | October 20, 2017 | Present Day |
| 99 | 99: November 1, 2017 | November 1, 2017 | November 1, 2017 | November 2, 2017 | Present Day |
| 102 | 102: Alex On Russian Media | November 14, 2017 | Deep Dive | ||
| 106 | 106: Drunk Special Report | November 27, 2017 | Present Day | ||
| 109 | 109: December 4, 2017 | December 4, 2017 | December 4, 2017 | December 5, 2017 | Present Day |
| 122 | 122 LIVE: March 1-2, 2012 | March 1, 2012 | March 2, 2012 | January 24, 2018 | Live Show, Time Travel |
| 130A | 130A: Endgame, Part 1 | February 19, 2018 | Documentary | ||
| 165 | 165: Rotondo, Round 2 | May 25, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | May 30, 2018 | InfoWars Interview, Present Day |
| 170 | 170: Live In Austin | January 25, 2015 | January 25, 2015 | June 18, 2018 | Live Show, Time Travel |
| 176 | 176: June 28, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | July 2, 2018 | Present Day |
| 199 | 199: August 29, 2018 | August 29, 2018 | August 29, 2018 | August 31, 2018 | Present Day |
| 209 | 209: Drunk Hotel Interview | September 24, 2018 | Special Edition | ||
| 211 | 211: March 10, 2009 | March 10, 2009 | March 10, 2009 | September 28, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 220 | 220: October 23, 2018 | October 23, 2018 | October 23, 2018 | October 24, 2018 | Present Day |
| 234 | 234: March 26, 2009 | March 26, 2009 | March 26, 2009 | December 3, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 236 | 236: December 4-5, 2018 | December 4, 2018 | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | Present Day |
| 245 | 245: December 24, 2018 | December 24, 2018 | December 24, 2018 | December 28, 2018 | Present Day |
| 248 | 248: January 2, 2019 | January 2, 2019 | January 2, 2019 | January 4, 2019 | Present Day |
| 257 | 257: January 25, 2019 | January 25, 2019 | January 25, 2019 | January 28, 2019 | Present Day |
| 258 | 258: April 12-13, 2009 | April 12, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | January 30, 2019 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 259 | 259: January 27-29, 2019 | January 27, 2019 | January 29, 2019 | February 1, 2019 | Present Day |
| 267 | 267: December 16, 2012 | December 16, 2012 | December 16, 2012 | February 22, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 273 | 273: March 5-6, 2019 | March 5, 2019 | March 6, 2019 | March 8, 2019 | Present Day |
| 284 | 284: April 12, 2019 | April 12, 2019 | April 12, 2019 | April 15, 2019 | Present Day, Wacky Wednesday |
| 378 | 378: Formulaic Objections Part 2 | December 16, 2019 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 399 | 399: February 12-14, 2020 | February 12, 2020 | February 14, 2020 | February 17, 2020 | Present Day |
| 415 | 415: April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | April 3, 2020 | Present Day |
| 427 | 427: April 29-30, 2020 | April 29, 2020 | April 30, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Present Day |
| 467 | 467: August 7-9, 2020 | August 7, 2020 | August 9, 2020 | August 10, 2020 | Present Day |
| 480 | 480: September 9-10, 2020 | September 9, 2020 | September 10, 2020 | September 11, 2020 | Present Day |
| 482 | 482: September 15, 2020 | September 15, 2020 | September 15, 2020 | September 16, 2020 | Present Day |
| 495 | 495: November 4-6, 2016 | November 4, 2016 | November 6, 2016 | October 26, 2020 | 2016 Investigation |
| 497 | 497: Third Try's A Charm | October 27, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | Special Edition |
| 530 | 530: February 10-11, 2021 | February 10, 2021 | February 11, 2021 | February 12, 2021 | Present Day |
| 552 | 552: May 6, 2003 | May 6, 2003 | May 6, 2003 | April 26, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 575 | 575: July 4, 2021 | July 4, 2021 | July 4, 2021 | July 9, 2021 | Present Day |
| 613 | 613: June 24-25, 2003 | June 24, 2003 | June 25, 2003 | November 5, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 628 | 628: July 10, 2003 | July 10, 2003 | July 10, 2003 | December 17, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 641 | 641: Formulaic Objections Part 4 | January 26, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 699 | 699: July 4-5, 2022 | July 4, 2022 | July 5, 2022 | July 6, 2022 | Present Day |
| 720 | 720: August 6, 2003 | August 6, 2003 | August 6, 2003 | September 2, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 733 | 733: October 6, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | October 10, 2022 | Present Day |
| 739 | 739: Formulaic Objections Part 8 | October 21, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 742 | 742: Formulaic Objections Part 9 | October 31, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 762 | 762: December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Present Day |
| 834 | 834: August 2, 2023 | August 2, 2023 | August 2, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | Present Day |
| 915 | 915: August 29, 2005 | August 29, 2005 | August 29, 2005 | April 3, 2024 | 2005 Investigation |
| 916 | 916: The Total Eclipse | April 8, 2024 | Present Day |
- ↑ http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/293676-infowars-website-may-have-been-hacked-50-thousand-accounts-breached
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5419371/Former-Infowars-employees-claim-Alex-Jones-harassed-them.html
- ↑ https://www.spin.com/2016/12/conspiracy-king-alex-jones-might-have-a-side-career-as-an-acid-house-musician/
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-261173588
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/buckleyhamman/tracks
- ↑ https://www.infowars.com/this-was-one-of-the-biggest-lies-ever-told/
- ↑ https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23434x
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/BuckleyHamman/videos/2061044497246976/
- ↑ https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2017/02/24/alex-jones-trump-came-me-2015-interview-he-calls-three-times-row-he-needs-me/215449
- ↑ https://www.rapsheets.org/texas/sanmarcos-jail/Hamman_Buckley/934609
- ↑ http://www.austintoastmasters.org/
