“Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built,” attorney Christopher Mattei said in a statement. “This brings the [Sandy Hook] families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused.”
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sales of Alex Jones’ Infowars platform and many of its associated assets, with the proceeds to be redistributed among the relatives of Sandy Hook victims.
According to The Associated Press, Houston-based U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez will allow the Infowars auctions to commence in November. However, Lopez said that—before any dates can be finalized—he must first amend a previous order to clarify that the trustee overseeing Jones’ personal bankruptcy cases also controls all of the assets managed by Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, which is itself owned entirely by Jones.
In the meantime, Jones has pledged to find new ways to continue sharing conspiracy theories with Americans—including the possibility of founding a new website, or simply uploading content through is existing social media accounts.
Jones also signaled that he hopes Infowars will be acquired by a fan, who would potentially re-hire Jones as an employee.
“It’s very cut and dry that the assets of Free Speech Systems, the website, the equipment, the shopping cart, all that, can be sold,” Jones said in a recent podcast. “And they know full well there are a bunch of patriot buyers, and then the operation can ease on.”
As LegalReader.com has reported before, Jones and Infowars both filed for bankruptcy protection in 2022, shortly after Sandy Hook families won a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against Jones—who had repeatedly claimed that the 2012 school shooting was a “hoax” staged by “crisis actors.”
Some of the families said that Jones’ unfounded conspiracy theories had real-world consequences: parents who lost children in the massacre allegedly received death threats, with one Jones supporter even threatening to dig up a child’s grave.
Others were confronted by conspiracy theorists in-person, who told them that the shooting had never happened—and that their children either never existed, or never died.
Christopher Mattei, an attorney representing Sandy Hook families in a Connecticut lawsuit, said that Lopez’s order is a “significant step forward” for his clients.
“Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built,” Mattei said in a statement. “This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused.”
The November auction will likely see the sale of Infowars’ trademarks, copyright-protected material, social media accounts, and websites. Jones’ personal social media profiles and accounts will not be included in the sale.
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sales of Alex Jones’ Infowars platform and many of its associated assets, with the proceeds to be redistributed among the relatives of Sandy Hook victims.
According to The Associated Press, Houston-based U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez will allow the Infowars auctions to commence in November. However, Lopez said that—before any dates can be finalized—he must first amend a previous order to clarify that the trustee overseeing Jones’ personal bankruptcy cases also controls all of the assets managed by Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, which is itself owned entirely by Jones.
In the meantime, Jones has pledged to find new ways to continue sharing conspiracy theories with Americans—including the possibility of founding a new website, or simply uploading content through is existing social media accounts.
Jones also signaled that he hopes Infowars will be acquired by a fan, who would potentially re-hire Jones as an employee.
“It’s very cut and dry that the assets of Free Speech Systems, the website, the equipment, the shopping cart, all that, can be sold,” Jones said in a recent podcast. “And they know full well there are a bunch of patriot buyers, and then the operation can ease on.”
As LegalReader.com has reported before, Jones and Infowars both filed for bankruptcy protection in 2022, shortly after Sandy Hook families won a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against Jones—who had repeatedly claimed that the 2012 school shooting was a “hoax” staged by “crisis actors.”
Some of the families said that Jones’ unfounded conspiracy theories had real-world consequences: parents who lost children in the massacre allegedly received death threats, with one Jones supporter even threatening to dig up a child’s grave.
Others were confronted by conspiracy theorists in-person, who told them that the shooting had never happened—and that their children either never existed, or never died.
Christopher Mattei, an attorney representing Sandy Hook families in a Connecticut lawsuit, said that Lopez’s order is a “significant step forward” for his clients.
“Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built,” Mattei said in a statement. “This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused.”
The November auction will likely see the sale of Infowars’ trademarks, copyright-protected material, social media accounts, and websites. Jones’ personal social media profiles and accounts will not be included in the sale.
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Alex Jones’ Infowars set to be auctioned off to help pay victims of Sandy Hook defamation case
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Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
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