A bidding war is brewing for Alex Jones’ media empire
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Both fans and foes are getting in on the bidding war for Alex Jones’ media company — or at least trying to.
Some harbor hopes of continuing Jones’ brand of conservative rants and conspiracy mongering, while others dream of burying it for good. Ultimately, the winner may take all, including even Jones himself, since the company running the auction says there would be nothing stopping a new owner from rehiring “key employees and talent.”
Jones’ Infowars show and its parent company, Free Speech Systems, are being liquidated through a federal bankruptcy court to pay Sandy Hook families who sued Jones for defamation after he spread lies that they were just actors and their children were not really killed in the 2012 school shooting. Jones owes the families some $1.5 billion in damages for the pain and suffering they endured after some of his followers harassed and threatened them for years. At best, the families expect to collect just a small fraction of what they’re owed.
Content retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/g-s1-27222/alex-jones-infowars-sandy-hook-bankruptcy-auction-free-speech-systems.
