Judge halts the auction sale of InfoWars
Alex Jones is required to sell his media outlet in order to settle defamation damages owed to the families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Alex Jones is required to sell his InfoWars media outlet to cover defamation damages owed to the families of Sandy Hook massacre victims. A federal judge in Texas has intervened to halt the sale, pointing out issues in the bidding process. Jones, a controversial right-wing figure, has entered bankruptcy while trying to auction InfoWars to fulfill a $1.5 billion judgment for falsely asserting that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 was a hoax.
In 2022, a Connecticut court mandated Jones to pay the substantial amount to compensate the families affected by the tragedy. Throughout his broadcasts, he repeatedly claimed that the incident was staged by the U.S. government as a pretext for stricter gun control measures.
Jones has since admitted that the shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults, was “100% real.”
In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez stated that the trustee overseeing the auction would decide the next steps. Last month, The Onion, a satirical news outlet, emerged as the winning bidder with plans to transform InfoWars into a parody site aimed at conspiracy theorists and right-wing figures. The Onion, supported by the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, made a $1.75 million bid, while another bidder, First United American Companies—linked to Jones—offered $3.5 million.
Despite this, trustee Christopher Murray maintained that the satirical bid was superior, noting that some Sandy Hook families had consented to relinquish $750,000 of the sale proceeds to pay Jones’ other creditors. Concerns about the process's transparency were raised by Judge Lopez amid complaints from Jones' legal team and First United American Companies.
Following the judge's decision, Jones praised Lopez for “doing the right thing with the most ridiculous, fraudulent auction known in human history.” He has characterized the sale of his outlet as a “total attack on free speech.” Jones conveyed to his audience that if his supporters succeeded in the auction, he would be able to continue operating from the InfoWars studio, although he has already established a backup studio, websites, and social media accounts in the event of The Onion's win.
InfoWars, founded in 1999, had reached monthly traffic levels that surpassed some mainstream media outlets by 2017. In his broadcasts, Jones typically criticized Democrats, liberals, globalist politicians, NGOs, international financiers, and those he perceived as advocates of the ‘New World Order.’
Frederick R Cook contributed to this report for TROIB News
In 2022, a Connecticut court mandated Jones to pay the substantial amount to compensate the families affected by the tragedy. Throughout his broadcasts, he repeatedly claimed that the incident was staged by the U.S. government as a pretext for stricter gun control measures.
Jones has since admitted that the shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults, was “100% real.”
In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez stated that the trustee overseeing the auction would decide the next steps. Last month, The Onion, a satirical news outlet, emerged as the winning bidder with plans to transform InfoWars into a parody site aimed at conspiracy theorists and right-wing figures. The Onion, supported by the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, made a $1.75 million bid, while another bidder, First United American Companies—linked to Jones—offered $3.5 million.
Despite this, trustee Christopher Murray maintained that the satirical bid was superior, noting that some Sandy Hook families had consented to relinquish $750,000 of the sale proceeds to pay Jones’ other creditors. Concerns about the process's transparency were raised by Judge Lopez amid complaints from Jones' legal team and First United American Companies.
Following the judge's decision, Jones praised Lopez for “doing the right thing with the most ridiculous, fraudulent auction known in human history.” He has characterized the sale of his outlet as a “total attack on free speech.” Jones conveyed to his audience that if his supporters succeeded in the auction, he would be able to continue operating from the InfoWars studio, although he has already established a backup studio, websites, and social media accounts in the event of The Onion's win.
InfoWars, founded in 1999, had reached monthly traffic levels that surpassed some mainstream media outlets by 2017. In his broadcasts, Jones typically criticized Democrats, liberals, globalist politicians, NGOs, international financiers, and those he perceived as advocates of the ‘New World Order.’
Frederick R Cook contributed to this report for TROIB News
