Bill Cooper was killed shortly after 9/11 after predicting it in advance. He also used to call out Alex Jones as a cointelpro agent. Alex Jones was unscathed and took Bill's market share in the truth community after his death.
Top tier researcher Matthew North disappeared in 2020 and is rumored to be dead. He did a lot of research looking into Jones and his shady buddies, actual cutting edge information dangerous to the establishment too. Jones keeps on going.
Max Igan had to escape Australia to continue his work and not go to prison. AJ continues to sit pretty in Austin, TX.
How much of a threat to the establishment could Jones really be if they didn't take him down yet? Answer, none whatsoever. As Matthew North & Bill Cooper pointed out, Jones is a traitor.
The Christians in my life are science-educated and intelligent but they have a massive blind spot around religious matters. If something contradicts their belief, they don't adjust their belief, they reject the new information and hold to the belief. . They can "do all the research" and still arrive at the wrong conclusion due to religious bias. They don't see anything wrong with this - they see it as a strength.