Coverage dated June 6, 2024

Alex Jones asks to convert personal bankruptcy into a liquidation to pay Sandy Hook families

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation to help pay some of the $1.5...

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  1. NPR

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agrees to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Alex Jones has asked a judge to convert his bankruptcy to a liquidation, in order to start paying some of the nearly $1.5 billion in damages he owes the Sandy Hook families who sued him for defamation.

  2. Fox News

    Alex Jones seeks to liquidate assets to help pay $1.5 billion he owes to Sandy Hook families (opens Fox News)

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    Alex Jones, who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax on his Infowars program, is seeking permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation.

  3. CNN

    Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    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.

  4. New York Times

    Alex Jones Seeks to Liquidate His Assets to Pay Damages to Sandy Hook Families (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    But money to the families would fall far short of the more than $1.4 billion they were awarded by juries for Mr. Jones’s lies about the 2012 school massacre.

  5. The New Republic

    Alex Jones Just Cost Himself Everything (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist is liquidating all of his assets to repay Sandy Hook victims.

  6. NBC News

    Alex Jones lashes out after agreeing to sell assets to pay legal debt to Sandy Hook families (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said he has no assets other than money he can make from selling nutritional supplements and continuing to broadcast allows him to pay plaintiffs.

  7. Breitbart News

    Alex Jones to Convert his Bankruptcy into Chapter 7 Liquidation to Pay Sandy Hook Families (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    "Infowars" host Alex Jones asked a U.S. judge Thursday to convert his bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  8. Salon

    Alex Jones can't avoid his debt to Sandy Hook families — forced to liquidate his Infowars empire (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Jones' assets will be used to pay the $1.5 billion judgment against him

  9. Truthout

    Alex Jones Will Liquidate Infowars Empire to Pay Damages to Sandy Hook Families (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The fate of Jones's company, Free Speech Systems, will be decided at a bankruptcy hearing scheduled June 14.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alex Jones asks to convert personal bankruptcy into a liquidation to pay Sandy Hook families (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation to help pay some of the $1.5...

  11. The Guardian

    Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgment (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The Infowars host dropped his petition for bankruptcy protection, now opting instead for liquidation of company

  12. Rolling Stone

    Alex Jones Will Sell Off Infowars to Help Pay $1.5 Billion He Owes to Sandy Hook Families (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a judge to convert his personal bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  13. NBC News

    Infowars host Alex Jones agrees to sell off his assets as he admits he has to pay Sandy Hook families (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a U.S. judge to convert his bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation, giving up on an effort to settle massive legal judgments related to his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

  14. Deadline

    Alex Jones Seeks To Liquidate His Holdings As He Faces Sandy Hook Defamation Judgment (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Alex Jones is seeking to liquidate his holdings as he faces a $1.5 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment.

  15. New York Post

    Alex Jones to liquidate assets to pay off $1.5B Sandy Hook judgment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Alex Jones will liquidate his assets to help pay off a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him.

  16. Gizmodo

    Alex Jones Asks Court for Permission to Sell InfoWars to Pay Sandy Hook Families That He Defamed (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist owes $1.5 billion for spreading lies that the 2012 massacre was a false flag.

  17. CBS News

    Alex Jones to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The move is necessary for Jones to cover the $1.5 billion in damages he owes families of victims.

  18. Forbes

    Alex Jones Wants To Sell His Assets To Pay $1.5 Billion Owed To Sandy Hook Families (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages to the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims for spreading baseless conspiracies about them.

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Sandy Hook families agree to Alex Jones’ bankruptcy liquidation | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEW YORK >> Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims claimed victory in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy case today, accepting the conspiracy theorist’s proposal to sell his assets, including InfoWars, to partly pay legal judgments to them for his lies about the 2012 U.S. school shooting.

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