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Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site Buys Alex Jones' InfoWars Out Of Bankruptcy Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site Buys Alex Jones' InfoWars Out Of Bankruptcy
Supported By Sandy Hook Parents, Satire Site Buys Alex Jones' 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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Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer The relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims in Connecticut have quickly and sharply shot down an offer from far rightwing talking head Alex Jones to resolve his defamation lawsuit. Jones, the host of the conspiracy theory and disinformation Infowars website, offered to pay $120,000 to each plaintiff suing him for defamation as he continues to assert the massacre never happened. Eight families of the shooting victims declined the offer. In November 2021, a judge found the Infowars host guilty by default in multiple defamation cases that were brought to him by members of the vict…

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Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the host of Infowars who claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “giant hoax,” was found guilty by default in four defamation cases brought against him by family members of the victims. On Monday, Nov. 15, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis ruled against Jones by default for failing to comply with the discovery process. According to Bellis, Jones and the entities he controls used “willful noncompliance” with the discovery process as the basis of the ruling against him. “All the defendants have failed to fully and fairly comply with the…

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Sandy Hook Families Win String Of Victories In Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones Sandy Hook Families Win String Of Victories In Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones
Sandy Hook Families Win String Of Victories In Defamation Suits Against Alex Jones Families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims have reportedly claimed a series of victories in their ongoing defamation lawsuits against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Ten families are pursuing lawsuits against Jones for allegedly spreading lies about the shooting, going so far as to call it a plot orchestrated by family members. The New York Times reported this week that the families won several decisive victories in their lawsuit that will force Jones to open his business records and speak with prosecutors under oath. Jones, the owner of Infowars and a far-right figurehead, has come…

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by Zak Failla