From a survey in which participants were asked to rank their agreement with statements about Alex Jones, the host of the right-wing talk show Infowars, from “never” to “all the time.” The questionnaire, which was part of a study exploring the effects of one-sided relationships with strangers, was made available to participants in March by T. Phillip Madison, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

I imagine myself interacting with Alex Jones many times throughout the week.

I imagine myself interacting with Alex Jones many times throughout a typical day.

I often imagine interacting with…