The US comedian blasted conspiracy theorists and right-wing sites that have attempted to discredit the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, who are now advocating for stricter gun control laws.
The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! dedicated a segment to the topic by first praising the conviction of young Americans who called for the laws by staging mass walkouts across the US.
He then blasted claims that the teenagers who survived the shooting were 'crisis actors' that were moving from one mass shooting site to another to peddle anti-gun protests.
"These are kids who should be applauded. Even if you don't agree with them, they should be applauded," he said.
"But unfortunately, there are some who, not only aren't supporting these children who just lived through a nightmare they'll never forget. There are some who are attacking them, who called them fake news, who called them fake students."
Kimmel said there are always "crackpots" in situations like this who would come out of the woodwork with "irrational" and "paranoia-fueled nonsense".
"It happened after Sandy Hook, too. It happens a lot. The far-right wing thrives on conspiracy theories," Kimmel said.
"Global warming is a conspiracy. The Russia investigation is a conspiracy. Obama's birth certificate was a conspiracy. And those are just the big ones."
Kimmel went on to slam Donald Trump Jr, who reportedly liked two tweets linking 17-year-old shooting survivor David Hogg to one of the fake stories.
Since the shooting, a campaign to discredit Hogg and other the students has circulated in the media, with some accused them of being paid actors.
"But in this case, we have known people, people like Donald Trump Jr, the president's least favorite son, perpetuated this kind of stuff," Kimmel said.
"That is our president's son doing that, liking a story that directly defames a student that survived a shooting."
