A Texas federal judge has thrown a major wrench into the sale of Alex Jones’ media company, InfoWars, and people are talking about it. This comes after Jones, the controversial figure known for spreading conspiracy theories, was forced to declare bankruptcy. The sale was supposed to help him pay off a huge $1.5 billion debt that he owes for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
The tragedy, which took the lives of 26 people, including 20 children, caused immense pain for the families of the victims. Alex Jones, however, insisted that the massacre was staged by the U.S. government to push for more gun control laws. In 2022, a court in Connecticut ordered Jones to pay a massive amount to compensate the victims’ families for the emotional suffering caused by his false claims. However, in a surprising turn, Jones admitted that the Sandy Hook shooting was “100% real.”
In the latest court ruling, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez put a stop to the sale of InfoWars. The sale had gone to auction, and while The Onion, a satirical news site, had made the highest bid of $1.75 million, the auction was riddled with concerns about fairness. The Onion planned to turn InfoWars into a parody site targeting conspiracy theorists and right-wing personalities. Another bidder, First United American Companies, which is linked to Jones through his nutritional supplement business, bid $3.5 million. However, Judge Lopez wasn’t convinced that the auction was fair enough, especially with complaints from Jones’ team and other parties involved.
The reason this matters? The auction was meant to settle Jones’ debts, including the $1.5 billion in defamation damages. Some of the families of the Sandy Hook victims had agreed to let $750,000 of the sale proceeds go to help pay off Jones’ other creditors. The decision was a tough one for the judge to make, but ultimately, he sided with the trustee overseeing the auction, who argued that the Onion’s bid made more sense for the victims’ families.
Jones, however, was not happy about the ruling. He immediately took to the airwaves, praising Judge Lopez for what he saw as a victory for free speech. Jones has made it clear that he believes the entire auction was an attack on his right to express his views. If his supporters win the auction, he claims he can keep running InfoWars from his studio. However, Jones isn’t taking any chances—he’s already set up backup plans with new websites, social media accounts, and even a backup studio in case The Onion wins the auction.
InfoWars has been around since 1999 and, at its peak, had more visitors than some mainstream news sites. Jones built a following by relentlessly attacking Democrats, liberals, and what he called the “New World Order.” But now, the fate of his media empire hangs in the balance, as a judge decides whether the auction process was fair or fraudulent. Will Alex Jones be able to keep his voice in the media? Or is this the beginning of the end for InfoWars? Stay tuned to find out what happens next in this high-stakes legal battle.
