Alex Jones' Infowars shutting down

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Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business as they seek to collect on $1.5 billion in lawsuit verdicts against him.

Lawyers for the families filed an emergency motion Sunday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, saying Free Speech Systems has "no prospect" of getting a reorganization plan approved by the court and has "failed to demonstrate any hope of beginning to satisfy" their legal claims, which relate to Jones calling the 2012 school shooting a hoax.
 

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Well, now where am I supposed to get incredibly stupid lies to be angry and insane about? :shakefist:
Don't worry Im sure it's just part of his attempt to avoid paying out on the judgements against him and at the same time scam money from his sympathisers while at the same time an unrelated company, with an extremely similar name owned by untraceable shell companies in the cayman islands which are definitely not owned by him, is set up with him presenting his same shows while barely missing a beat
 

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Don't worry Im sure it's just part of his attempt to avoid paying out on the judgements against him and at the same time scam money from his sympathisers while at the same time an unrelated company, with an extremely similar name owned by untraceable shell companies in the cayman islands which are definitely not owned by him, is set up with him presenting his same shows while barely missing a beat
Well, that's a relief, eh? I was afraid I was going to have to follow Monica Dream's advice and do some creative searching on YouTube. This way the hard work is done for me and I can just passively soak up the stupid like a particularly dim sponge. :applause:
 

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Looks like it's happening.

Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages over his lies about the 2012 school massacre.

The seismic move paves the way for a future in which Jones no longer owns Infowars, the influential conspiracy empire he founded in the late 1990s. Over the years, Jones has not only used the media company to poison the public discourse with vile lies and conspiracy theories, but also to enrich himself to the tune of millions of dollars.
Prior to Thursday, Jones had resisted converting his personal bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation. But facing mounting legal pressure, he reversed course and caved to the demands of the Sandy Hook families, who have still not seen a penny from Jones since juries in Connecticut and Texas found him liable in 2022 for defamation and emotional distress. His lawyers said in a filing that there was “no reasonable prospect for a successful reorganization” and that continuing down the path would only result in additional expenses incurred by Jones.
 

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I can't say I've put hours of research into it, but a quick search didn't tell me much in the way of what actual assets there are to that company. I suspect he's spent or hidden as much cash as he can. I'm sure there are customer lists, one or more websites, maybe some publishing rights -- I wonder how much value all that has without the evil bastard at the heart of it continuing to spew his garbage. (Which also means he could rebuild his bullshit factory quite quickly. I'd guess it is already in progress.)

To repurpose the old line about Los Angeles, from what I can see, "there's not much there there." Does anybody know anything different?
 

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I don't feel at all bad about hoping that they take his home(s) away as well. Trolls live under bridges, he should feel right at home sleeping under an overpass for the rest of his days.
 

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