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Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

Nov. 14, 2024 18:50 PM EST

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

Nov. 13, 2024 20:41 PM EST

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

Oct. 25, 2024 12:50 PM EDT

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

Sep. 24, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

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. ...