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IWArchives Bot

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An automated tool used by the Infowars Archives to monitor and download media files from specific podcast RSS feeds for archival purposes. Operated by Infowars Archives.

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Assessment
Feed Fetcher
Category
BOT
Kind
1
Data sources
AI-generated summary, drawn from Cloudflare, operator docs, and community data

What is IWArchives Bot?

The IWArchives Bot is a specialized tool operated by the Infowars Archives to maintain a private, long-term repository of media content associated with Alex Jones. Unlike general-purpose crawlers, it operates on a strictly defined schedule and only interacts with specific, pre-configured RSS feeds to download audio and video files. The operator emphasizes transparency by providing clear contact channels, cryptographic identification via Ed25519 signatures, and a dedicated documentation page for site administrators.

Helpful — The bot is transparently documented, respects site owners by providing contact information for opt-outs, and performs limited, non-intrusive fetches of public media.

Identification

Bot name
IWArchives Bot
Operator
Infowars Archives
Category
Feed Fetcher
Kind
BOT
Verification
Verified bot
Cloudflare slug
iwarchives-bot
Main use cases
RSS feed monitoringMedia file archivalLive broadcast status checking
Rated Oct 21, 2026 from public evidence

How we rated this bot

Verified by Cloudflare, which confirms who runs it, with no widespread reports of abuse.

Names itself honestly
Yes
Verified by Cloudflare
Yes
Says it follows robots.txt and opt-outs
Not stated
Ignores site rules
None found
Disguises itself or evades blocks
None found
Overloads sites
None found
How widely people complain
No complaint about this bot in the evidence
Reddit discussion
There is no Reddit discussion of this bot in the evidence

What we read

Why it crawls your site

The bot crawls to ensure that media content remains accessible within the private archive even if the original hosting platforms remove or delete the files. It does not perform broad web discovery or indexing; instead, it acts as a targeted fetcher that follows direct links provided by RSS feeds. Site operators can verify the bot's identity through its published public key or by contacting the operator directly to request the removal of their content from the archive's subscription list.

Block or allow IWArchives Bot

Block it

Add a Disallow rule for IWArchives Bot in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.

# Block IWArchives Bot from crawling your entire site
User-agent: IWArchives Bot
Disallow: /

# Allow IWArchives Bot full access
User-agent: IWArchives Bot
Allow: /
Allow & verify

Ensure your robots.txt allows IWArchives Bot. Verify requests by checking the user-agent string.

Traffic & trends

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Data sources

This profile is compiled from the following sources.

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Last updated October 25, 2026

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