Coverage dated December 1, 2022 to December 2, 2022

Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston. His filing listed $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

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  1. KSDK

    Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy after $1.5 billion judgements against him (opens KSDK)

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    KSDK's feed description

    Jones has laughed at the awards on his Infowars show, saying he has less than $2 million to his name and won’t be able to pay the $1.5 billion awarded.

  2. Grand Forks Herald

    Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1B Sandy Hook verdict (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Grand Forks Herald's feed description

    In October, a Connecticut jury ordered Jones and Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to numerous families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    (CNN) -- Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Texas court on Friday, according to court documents. In the documents, Jones estimates his assets to be worth between $1 to 10 million, and his liabilities to be between $1 to $10 billion.

  4. KOB 4

    Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy as he faces nearly $1.5B in judgments over his Sandy Hook lies (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy as he faces nearly $1.5B in judgments over his Sandy Hook lies.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Alex Jones seeks personal bankruptcy after $1.5 billion in judgments over Sandy Hook lies (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Alex Jones files for bankruptcy protection in Texas as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in judgments over lies he spread about the Sandy Hook massacre.

  6. New York Times

    Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The Infowars broadcaster has been ordered by courts to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to families hurt by his promotion of conspiracy theories.

  7. The New Republic

    Infowars’ Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy After Sandy Hook Verdict (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The Infowars host and conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages earlier this year.

  8. Fox5 Atlanta

    Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston. His filing listed $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones files for bankruptcy (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Jones faces nearly $1.5bn in court-ordered judgements for spreading lies about 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary.

  10. Hot Air

    Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy in Texas (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy Friday over the nearly $1.5 billion he’s been ordered to pay for his cruel lie that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax....

  11. Delaware Public Media

    Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 billion Sandy Hook verdicts (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The filing comes just two months after a jury ordered him to pay $965 million to the families of those killed at Sandy Hook, a massacre that Alex Jones lied about for years on his InfoWars broadcasts.

  12. NBC News

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones files for bankruptcy, court records show (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The far-right radio host, ordered to pay nearly $1 billion for lies he told about the Sandy Hook massacre, is seeking Chapter 11 protection.

  13. The Times of Israel

    Owing $1.5b to Sandy Hook families, Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist, who just hosted Kanye for unhinged pro-Nazi rant on his show and long claimed mass shooting at elementary school was a hoax, files for Chapter 11 protection

  14. The Guardian

    Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after billion-dollar Sandy Hook court ruling (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Infowars host and conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $473m in damages on top of nearly $1bn verdict handed down in October

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Alex Jones bankruptcy (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    HOUSTON — Conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, after being ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

  16. Forbes

    Alex Jones Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Jones—who indicated he would not file for bankruptcy in October— has been ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

  17. The Daily Caller

    Alex Jones Files For Personal Bankruptcy (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy in a Houston court Friday, less than two months after the $1.44 billion Sandy Hook trial verdict.

  18. CBS News

    Infowars host Alex Jones, facing $1.5 billion judgements over Sandy Hook conspiracy theories, files for personal bankruptcy (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Jones has laughed at the judgements on his Infowars show, saying he has less than $2 million to his name and won't be able to pay such high amounts.

  19. Portland Press Herald

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones files for bankruptcy in face of $1.5 billion in damages (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Jones faces court orders to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax.

  20. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Infowars Host Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Court Records Show (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The bankruptcy filing by Alex Jones comes weeks after he was ordered to pay more than $1 billion to the family of Sandy Hook massacre victims.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Infowars’ Jones files for bankruptcy (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection Friday in Texas, citing debts that include the nearly $1.5 billion he has been ordered to pay to families who sued him over his conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre.

  22. PoliticusUSA

    Alex Jones Files For Bankruptcy As He Owes Sandy Hook Families $1.5 Billion (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy as he owes the families of Sandy Hook victims nearly $1.5 billion.

  23. CBS News

    Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy; owes nearly $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families for hoax lies (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Jones said on his show Infowars that he is "officially out of money."

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