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Alex Jones' Infowars to be auctioned off to pay Sandy Hook families


Under the terms of the court-ordered sale, anyone can bid for Infowars' assets. The outcome could determine Alex Jones' broadcasting fate.

Infowars' assets, including its social media accounts, copyrighted material and trademarks owned by parent company Free Speech Systems, will be liquidated in November. Jones and the company filed for bankruptcy in 2022 after losing defamation and emotional distress lawsuits by Sandy Hook families after he repeatedly called the Connecticut school shooting a hoax staged by "crisis actors." Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for Sandy Hook families, called the judge's auction order "a significant step forward" in holding Jones to account for his lies.

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