Alex Jones sues The Onion, Sandy Hook families over Infowars bid
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)
Alex Jones has filed a lawsuit against the proposed sale of his website Infowars to satirical news outlet The Onion. Jones is suing a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee and families of some Sandy Hook victims.
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Click to see story on cnnradio.newsThe legal action comes after the parent company of Infowars was auctioned off last week.
Families of Sandy Hook victims backed the deal. The purchase would turn Infowars into a parody site focused on far-right conspiracy theories.
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Jones owes nearly $1.5 billion to those families after falsely claiming the 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
In the lawsuit, Jones called The Onion’s bid a “flagrantly non-compliant frankenstein bid,” asking to halt the sale.
The Onion’s parent company Global Tetrahedron, was named the winning bidder after offering $1.75 million in cash and a credit from the Connecticut families. The families offered to forgo 100% of their portion of the bid to support the effort.
First United Americans Companies, which is affiliated with Jones and operates his online supplements store, offered a competing bid of $3.5 million.
The Onion said its bid should be closer to $7 million considering the families’ credit. However, Jones’ attorneys argue that figure doesn’t make sense.
Jones asked his supporters to purchase items from his online merchandise store to gain financial support during his legal fight.
“There’s not enough funds coming in to really win hard, you want to win, back those that have victory, back those that have a 30 plus year history,” Jones said in a video posted to X Tuesday, Nov. 19. “I want to thank you all for your support but to the idiots out there – why’s he asking for money? Because I’m the tip of the spear.”
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The next hearing on the case is scheduled for Nov. 25.
[Lauren]
ALEX JONES IS NOW TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE PROPOSED SALE OF HIS WEBSITE INFO WARS TO SATIRICAL NEWS OUTLET “THE ONION”. FILING A LAWSUIT THIS WEEK.
I’ll never back down I’ll never give in .. I can’t be threatened.
JONES IS SUING A COURT-APPOINTED BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE AND FAMILIES OF SOME SANDY HOOK VICTIMS.
THIS COMES AFTER THE PARENT COMPANY OF INFOWARS WAS AUCTIONED OFF LAST WEEK.
FAMILIES OF SANDY HOOK VICTIMS ARE BACKING THE DEAL, WHICH WOULD TURN INFOWARS INTO A PARODY SITE FOCUSED ON FAR-RIGHT CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
JONES OWES NEARLY 1-POINT-5 BILLION DOLLARS TO THOSE FAMILIES AFTER FALSELY CLAIMING THE 2012 SCHOOL SHOOTING WAS A HOAX.
IN THE LAWSUIT, JONES CALLS THE ONION’S BID A QUOTE – “FLAGRANTLY NON-COMPLIANT FRANKENSTEIN BID” ASKING A JUDGE TO HALT THE SALE.
THE ONION’S PARENT COMPANY … GLOBAL TETRAHEDRON, WAS NAMED THE WINNING BIDDER AFTER OFFERING 1-POINT-75 MILLION IN CASH ALONG WITH A “CREDIT” FROM THE CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, WHO OFFERED TO FORGO 100 PERCENT OF THEIR PORTION OF THE BID TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT.
FIRST UNITED AMERICANS COMPANIES – WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH JONES AND OPERATES HIS ONLINE SUPPLEMENTS STORE – OFFERED A COMPETING BID OF 3-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE ONION SAYS THEIR BID SHOULD BE CLOSER TO 7 MILLION CONSIDERING THE FAMILIES CREDIT, BUT JONES’ ATTORNEYS ARGUE THAT FIGURE DOESN’T MAKE SENSE.
JONES IS NOW ASKING HIS SUPPORTERS TO PURCHASE ITEMS FROM HIS ONLINE MERCHANDISE STORE … IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING HIS LEGAL FIGHT.
there’s not enough funds coming in to really win hard … you wanna win .. back those that have victory … back those that have a 30 plus year history … i wanna thank you all for your support but to the idiots out there … why’s he asking for money … because I’m the tip of the spear.
THE NEXT HEARING ON THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 25.
FOR SAN – I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.
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Click to see story on San Antonio Express-NewsCompany affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
Click to see story on WCSHAlex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase – West Hawaii Today
Click to see story on West Hawaii TodayAlex Jones-allied Infowars bidder wants Sandy Hook families, Onion disqualified for ‘bid rigging’
Click to see story on News TimesCompany affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
Click to see story on KIFICompany affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
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Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
Click to see story on Orillia MattersCompany affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
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Click to see story on Elora Fergus TodayCompany affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars – The Morning Sun
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