A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark.
The Onion's winning bid for Alex Jones's Infowars platform is under review by a U.S. federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers complained about how an auction was conducted.Satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website at a bankruptcy auction. The bid was backed by families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that Jones called a hoax.
Relatives of some of the 20 first graders and six educators who were killed in the 2012 shooting said Jones' followers harassed and threatened them as a result of his lies. Jones has since acknowledged the shooting was "100 per cent real." Murray said he determined The Onion's offer, although unusual, was better overall, because it would provide more money to Jones's creditors than the other bid. But he also said he could not yet put a dollar figure on The Onion's bid when the families' offer was factored in.Alex Jones ordered to pay another $473M to Sandy Hook families on top of the billion ordered last month
On his show, Jones told listeners that Murray had told him it was wrong to shut down Infowars before the sale was finalized. Murray and his lawyer did not immediately return phone messages and emails seeking comment.The judge said he had concerns about the auction process and transparency. Both sides are expected to present evidence at next week's hearing.
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