November 20, 2024 - The Onion thought it had the last laugh when it was named the winning bidder after last week's bankruptcy auction. Now, Jones says that bid was "fake dollars" and wants a judge to disqualify it

June 3, 2024 - The 50-year-old conspiracy theorist sobbed openly on InfoWars Saturday, making the unfounded accusation in the process.

September 15, 2023 - Far-right conspiracy theorist spending tens of thousands on high-end restaurants while failing to pay damages from legal verdict

June 15, 2024 - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a court-ordered sell-off of many of his personal assets while the future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air.

September 25, 2024 - A sale of the Infowars website and other property is set for November, and could determine the conspiracy theorist’s fate as a broadcaster.

November 15, 2024 - Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez expressed concerns about transparency in the bidding process of Alex Jones' site.

September 24, 2024 - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge.

November 14, 2024 - The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably Infowars, the far-right, conspiracy-minded website that served as Jones’ primary online platform.

December 8, 2022 - Jones is already making headlines again for platforming Ye’s antisemitic rants. Legal experts explain what’s going on

April 6, 2023 - A Texas man who worked for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ website, Infowars, has been sentenced to four months of home detention for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Samuel Montoya was employed as a video editor for Infowars when he stormed the Capitol on Jan.

2 weeks ago - A U.S. bankruptcy judge is hearing arguments for and against selling the show to The Onion, the satirical news site named the winning bidder. Host Alex Jones says the auction was rigged.

October 25, 2024 - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

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June 3, 2024 - Jones has made a career of spinning false claims, most notoriously over the Sandy Hook school massacre, for which he was ordered by a judge to pay families $1.5bn – none of which he has yet paid

April 19, 2022 - The far-right radio host’s Infowars site has incurred $10 million in legal costs stemming from the Sandy Hook lawsuits, according to court filings.

October 21, 2023 - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday.

January 7, 2022 - Alex Jones' Infowars store made $165 million over three years as his spread Sandy Hook lies, documents obtained by Huff Post reveal.

November 14, 2024 - Satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Alex Jones' Infowars platform at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook victims owed over $1 billion in defamation settlements. The Onion plans to relaunch the site with satire and educational content on gun violence in early 2025.