Conspiracy theory website Infowars convinced hundreds of people to gather in close proximity in Austin, Texas, on Saturday at a rally to protest business closures caused by a global pandemic that has killed thousands of Americans.

Infowars talk show host Owen Shroyer organized the rally, called You Cant Close America, after threatening earlier this month to mobilize his gullible audience into defying common sense social distancing orders.

Reopen the economy next week, reopen everything next week, or I really might come on here just start calling for revolting against this, he said on Infowars on April 8, Right Wing Watch first reported .