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Sandy Hook Families’ Backed Bid To Turn 'InfoWars' Into Satire Site Blocked By Bankruptcy Judge Sandy Hook Families’ Backed Bid To Turn 'InfoWars' Into Satire Site Blocked By Bankruptcy Judge
Sandy Hook Families’ Backed Bid To Turn 'InfoWars' Into Satire Site Blocked By Bankruptcy Judge A bankruptcy judge has rejected a bid from satirical news website The Onion to purchase "InfoWars," the flagship outlet of Alex Jones' conspiracy empire, multiple outlets reported. NBC News reported that US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez found that the bid submitted by The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, "wasn't the best bid and should not have been named the winner." Lopez handed down his ruling Tuesday, Dec. 10, at around 11:30 p.m. ET. “I don’t think it’s enough money,” Lopez said in a late-night ruling from the bench in Houston, according to NBC. “I’m going to not approv…

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Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report
Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report In a case that reads like dark satire itself, Alex Jones is suing the comedy website The Onion and the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre claiming they colluded to buy his right-wing conspiracy theory show "InfoWars" in a bankruptcy auction, reports said. Lawyers for Jones, who owes a $1.5 billion judgment to Sandy Hook families after spreading false claims that the 2012 school shooting was a hoax, argued in court documents that The Onion's winning $1.75 million bid was "flagrantly non-compliant" and designed to "rig the process," according to NPR. Earlier Report: Back…

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Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site The Onion Buys InfoWars Out Of Bankruptcy Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site The Onion Buys InfoWars Out Of Bankruptcy
Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site The Onion Buys InfoWars Out Of Bankruptcy In a bizarre twist of fate The Onion, the wildly popular satire news website, has purchased InfoWars out of bankruptcy. according to multiple reports. Conspiracy and supplement huckster Alex Jones announced the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee had finalized the sale on Thursday, Nov. 14, NBC News said. “I just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the U.S. trustee over our bankruptcy this morning and they said they are shutting us down even without a court order this morning,” Jones said, per NBC.  “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m going to be here u…

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