Alex Jones' Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules [View all]

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Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules

By Hadas Gold

Alex Jones’ far-right platform Infowars can be sold once again to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, a Texas district court judge has ordered.

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble said in a Wednesday hearing that Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, will be turned over to a court-appointed receiver, who will be responsible for selling the assets and using the proceeds to pay Jones’ debts to the Sandy Hook families. … The order paves the way for The Onion to revive its bid for the conspiracy-driven outlet and its assets.

Last year, the satirical news outlet had initially won a court-mandated auction for Infowars’ parent company, backed by the Sandy Hook families. However, in December, a federal bankruptcy judge halted the sale, citing concerns with the auction process and disputes over the bids. The judge later said the families should pursue what they’re owed in state court rather than at the federal level.

Jones was found guilty in 2022 for defamation after repeatedly claiming on-air that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, in which six adults and 20 children were killed, was a “hoax.” He has yet to pay a single cent of the more than $1 billion in damages he owes the families.

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