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Infowars Files for Bankruptcy as Alex Jones Hit With Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits

April 18, 2022
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Infowars, a company owned by well-known radio host Alex Jones, has filed for bankruptcy after it was hit with several defamation lawsuits. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. This will give Infowars some time to restructure debts. It has listed liabilities in the…

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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Damages to Families of Sandy Hook Victims

October 1, 2021
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InfoWars founder Alex Jones must pay damages to the families of some of the children who were killed in a 2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, a Texas judge has ruled. Jones and his company “repeatedly violated this court’s discovery orders,” Travis County Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, a Democrat, said in her ruling, which was dated…

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Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Dismissal of Sandy Hook Lawsuit

April 5, 2021
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host Alex Jones in a defamation lawsuit that was filed against him by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. The court did not issue a reason for the dismissal, writing (pdf) in an order: “The petitions for writs of certiorari…

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Wall Street Journal Retracts Claim That Alex Jones Encouraged Capitol Storming

January 11, 2021
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The Wall Street Journal has retracted a claim that InfoWars founder Alex Jones was among those encouraging the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The paper falsely stated that Jones “urged rioters attacking the Capitol to move forward,” according to the retraction. Jones actually “urged Trump supporters not to attack police and to…

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