Federal Judge Orders InfoWars To Be SOLD

A federal bankruptcy judge has just ordered Infowars to be sold to pay damages to Sandy Hook families who sued Alex Jones for pushing “conspiracy theories” about the shooting.

Alex Jones was previously ordered to pay out a whopping $1.5 BILLION in defamation damages.

Now, the judge has set Infowars to be auctioned off in fall to pay just a fraction of these insane damage costs.

Take a look:

Federal bankruptcy judge rules that Alex Jones' 'Infowars' and its assets will be liquidated this fall to partially cover damages for Sandy Hook families.

This comes one day after Jones joined Tucker on a stop in Pennsylvania, encouraging people to get out and vote. pic.twitter.com/aJpKGLB0GB

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 24, 2024

🚨 BREAKING: A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that Alex Jones' 'Infowars' and its assets will be liquidated this fall to help cover damages owed to Sandy Hook families.

This is tyranny.

This comes just one day after Alex Jones appeared with Tucker Carlson at a Pennsylvania… pic.twitter.com/OUGWrn4NJX

— Jack (@jackunheard) September 25, 2024

Alex Jones has responded by saying that this is not the end for him.

Inforwars can be purchased by another patriot buyer, and he can continue working as usual.

But, make no mistake, this is still an attack on free speech.

This is cancel culture 2.0.

BREAKING!🚨 @RealAlexJones assets, including @infowars studio to be sold to help pay for the ABSOLUTELY ABSURD $1.5 BILLION “owed” to Sandy Hook parents, a Federal Judge in Houston ruled today.

This goes FAR beyond “canceling” someone…

This is a TOTAL ASSASSINATION &… pic.twitter.com/1lzyWPyqQG

— The Patriot Voice (@TPV_John) June 14, 2024

AP reported:

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.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said during a court hearing Tuesday that he will approve the auctions that start in November. But he said he first must change a previous order to make it clear that the trustee overseeing Jones’ personal bankruptcy case controls all the assets of Infowars parent company Free Speech Systems, which is owned 100% by Jones.

Despite the pending loss of his company, Jones vows to continue his talk shows through other means, possibly including a new website and his personal social media accounts. He also has suggested that Infowars’ assets could be bought by his supporters, allowing him to continue hosting his show as an employee under the Infowars brand in their home city of Austin, Texas.

“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 on a recent show. “And they know full well that there are a bunch of patriot buyers, and then the operation can ease on.”

The sale will not only target the Inforwars website, but also Alex Jones’ social media accounts.

NPR added:

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars show is likely to be shut down within a few months, after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that plans to sell off the assets of Jones’ media company, Free Speech Systems, can move forward.

Net proceeds from any sales will go to Sandy Hook families who won some $1.5 billion in damages from Jones for spreading lies that the 2012 school shooting never happened. Some of Jones’ followers harassed and threatened the families for years.

Attorneys for a group of the families called Tuesday’s decision “a significant step forward” toward a “fair and equitable” resolution for all of the families.

“FSS will now be sold at auction, meaning Alex Jones will no longer own or control the company he built,” said attorney Chris Mattei. “This brings the families closer to their goal of holding him accountable for the harm he has caused.”

A court-appointed trustee for Jones’ personal bankruptcy case has already begun the process of auctioning off the components of Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars. Listed for sale is everything from production equipment to domain names and the Infowars vitamin and supplement online store.

The bankruptcy trustee, Christopher Murray, said in court that several parties have already expressed interest in buying FSS’s assets, including specifically Jones’ X.com account. The sale process starts with sealed bids, and then open auctions are set for Nov. 13 and Dec. 10 if needed. The bidders are unknown and could be anyone from another vitamin and supplement seller, to an entity trying to “catch and kill” the Infowars brand, or one that wants it to live on.

The fact that there’s been interest in Jones intellectual property assets, including his social media accounts, might mean the latter is more likely.

“What that suggests to me is that the highest monetary bidders are going to be entities who want to take this brand and run with it in some way,” says University of Florida bankruptcy law professor Chris Hampson. That would mean someone “in the right wing media ecosystem that would have a ready-made audience for them.”

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