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What happens next with Alex Jones' Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejected
The Onion's rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform, which will remain in his control for at least the near future. ...
Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of money that families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The Onion had been...
Auctioneer defends The Onion's bid for Infowars as Alex Jones tries stopping sale
An auction company executive involved in the liquidation of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform Infowars testified for nearly five hours Monday, as a bankruptcy judge in Texas began a hearing into whether The Onion satirical news outlet was properly named the winning bidder over a company...
Authors of 'The Personal Librarian' celebrate book's 1 millionth sale and work on new novel
NEW YORK (AP) — The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works, while celebrating a milestone for its best-known publication, “The Personal Librarian.” Benedict and Murray are writing a historical thriller set in 1930s...
Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion. The company, First United American Companies, which is...
What happens next in The Onion's effort to buy Alex Jones' Infowars
The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones ’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers complained about how an auction was conducted. The satirical news outlet was announced as the winning bidder on Thursday in an auction that is part...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
The satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. ...
Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms
Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets went on the auction block Wednesday, with Alex Jones waiting to see if he will be allowed to stay or if he will get kicked off its online platforms. The private auction was being held as part of Jones' personal bankruptcy,...
Alex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, claiming selling those accounts would violate...
Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge. ...
