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Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Read full article: Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook familiesConspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax
Read full article: Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoaxA federal bankruptcy judge has stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets
Read full article: What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assetsBombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to liquidate his personal assets as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades
Read full article: Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decadesAlex Jones has pushed many theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S. government was behind or failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attacks.
Alex Jonesโ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed
Read full article: Alex Jonesโ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissedConspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a court-ordered sell-off of many of his personal assets while the future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air.
Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation
Read full article: Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidationConspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation.
Judge rejects call to immediately shut down Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy dispute
Read full article: Judge rejects call to immediately shut down Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy disputeA federal judge has rejected a request to immediately shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company as disputes in his bankruptcy cases widen.
Court upholds $75,000 in fines against Alex Jones for missing Sandy Hook case deposition
Read full article: Court upholds $75,000 in fines against Alex Jones for missing Sandy Hook case depositionA Connecticut appeals court has upheld $75,000 in fines against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for missing a deposition in the lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families.
Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
Read full article: Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook familiesA Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro's Georgia trial
Read full article: Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro's Georgia trialThe Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month.
Bank that handles Infowars money appears to be cutting ties with Alex Jones' company, lawyer says
Read full article: Bank that handles Infowars money appears to be cutting ties with Alex Jones' company, lawyer saysA lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company says a bank recently shut down the company's accounts, citing unauthorized transactions.
Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
Read full article: Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dimeLawyers for several families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are criticizing Alex Jones' personal spending as they seek nearly $1.5 billion they won in lawsuits against the Infowars host.
Infowars 'War Room' host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to entering restricted area during Capitol riot
Read full article: Infowars 'War Room' host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to entering restricted area during Capitol riotInfowars host Owen Shroyer has pleaded guilty to joining the mob of Donald Trump supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol.
Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
Read full article: Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently notNow that Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News ended in a $787 million settlement, what will be the impact on media outlets that appeal to conservatives.
Ex-Infowars employee who stormed Capitol gets home detention
Read full article: Ex-Infowars employee who stormed Capitol gets home detentionA Texas man who worked for conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ website, Infowars, has been sentenced to four months of home detention for joining a mobโs attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan
Read full article: Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy planAlex Jonesโ company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year, while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay creditors, including relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims.
Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Read full article: Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor GreeneElon Musk's Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned in January for violating the platform's COVID misinformation policies.
Musk restores Trump's Twitter account after online poll
Read full article: Musk restores Trump's Twitter account after online pollElon Musk has reinstated Donald Trumpโs account on Twitter, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Bidenโs election victory.
Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies
Read full article: Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifiesA former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a โreally stupidโ decision.
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families
Read full article: Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook familiesConspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
Read full article: Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phaseConspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having billions more dollars added onto the amount he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Clarification: Media-BBC's Fake Americans story
Read full article: Clarification: Media-BBC's Fake Americans storyIn a story published November 1, 2022, The Associated Press reported that the BBC worked with the Pew Research Center in coming up with fake profiles of Americans that the BBC used in its examination of social media disinformation.
Fans in 'Fight Antisemitism' shirts courtside at Nets game
Read full article: Fans in 'Fight Antisemitism' shirts courtside at Nets gameFans wearing โFight Antisemitismโ shirts occupied some courtside seats at the Brooklyn-Indiana game on Monday night, days after Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out a link to a film that includes anti-Jewish tropes.
Irving says he embraces all religions, defends right to post
Read full article: Irving says he embraces all religions, defends right to postKyrie Irving says he embraces all religions, defiantly defending his right to post whatever he believes after the Brooklyn Nets owner was disappointed that Irving appeared to back an antisemitic film.
Musk took over Twitter. Then some users began testing chaos
Read full article: Musk took over Twitter. Then some users began testing chaosShortly after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, some conservative personalities wasted no time to jump on the platform and recirculate long-debunked conspiracy theories in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to โtestโ whether Twitterโs policies on misinformation were still being enforced.
Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege
Read full article: Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siegeThe seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers founder and four associates is raising fresh questions about intelligence failures in the run-up to the Capitol riot that appear to have allowed the anti-government group and other extremists to mobilize in plain sight.
Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict
Read full article: Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdictConspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families over Jones' lies that the 2012 Newtown school shooting was a hoax.
Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely
Read full article: Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? UnlikelyThe award of nearly $1 billion to parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims to compensate for harmful lies spread by fabulist Alex Jones isn't likely to do much to curb disinformation, experts say.
$1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final word
Read full article: $1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final wordThe nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre bought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter people from broadcasting falsehoods.
No verdict yet from jury in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial
Read full article: No verdict yet from jury in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trialA Connecticut jury has yet to reach a verdict after its first full day of deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones' Sandy Hook lies
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones' Sandy Hook liesA Connecticut jury is deliberating on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company must pay victimsโ families for calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.
Jury begins deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial
Read full article: Jury begins deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trialA Connecticut jury has begun deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.
Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panelAn attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committeeโs questions at a deposition.
Father: Jones Sandy Hook lies forced move from Connecticut
Read full article: Father: Jones Sandy Hook lies forced move from ConnecticutA father whose 6-year-old daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting says his family gets hit by another round of abuse whenever conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says something on his show about the massacre.
Father testifies of pain inflicted by Sandy Hook deniers
Read full article: Father testifies of pain inflicted by Sandy Hook deniersIan Hockley testified Tuesday that he was ridiculed online as a โparty boyโ and an actor after posting a video of the memorial service for his 6-year-old son, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.
Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies
Read full article: Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax liesConspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his trial in Connecticut to try to limit the damages he must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
Sandy Hook families testify about threats, fear of deniers
Read full article: Sandy Hook families testify about threats, fear of deniersTwo parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre and the daughter of the schoolโs slain principal testified Wednesday of the fear and pain they have suffered from being targeted with threats by those who believe the lie that the shooting was a hoax.
Infowars sales spiked as Jones talked about Sandy Hook
Read full article: Infowars sales spiked as Jones talked about Sandy HookInfowars revenues and website viewership spiked around the time of one of Alex Jonesโ shows in 2014 when he talked about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting being a hoax.
Sandy Hook witnesses testify about Alex Jones' hoax claims
Read full article: Sandy Hook witnesses testify about Alex Jones' hoax claimsA sister of a teacher killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre and an FBI agent who responded to the shooting have both emotionally described what it has been like to be accused of being crisis actors by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others.
Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case
Read full article: Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax caseConspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several victims' relatives emotional and psychological harm.
Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearing
Read full article: Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearingA lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
Alex Jonesโ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation
Read full article: Alex Jonesโ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformationInfowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre โ $49.3 million in damages and counting โ for claiming the nationโs deadliest school shooting was a hoax.
Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2M more over Sandy Hook lies
Read full article: Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2M more over Sandy Hook liesA Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nationโs deadliest school shooting was a hoax.
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M
Read full article: Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4MA Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over Jones' repeated public claims that the attack was a hoax.
Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Alex Jones' texts
Read full article: Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Alex Jones' textsAn attorney for two parents suing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre says the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two yearsโ worth of records from Jonesโ phone.
Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created 'living hell'
Read full article: Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created 'living hell'The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre say conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made their lives a โliving hellโ by repeatedly pushing false claims that the killings were a hoax.
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'
Read full article: Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands he was irresponsible to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax, and he now believes it was โ100% real.โ.
EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jonesโ trial about free speech rights?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jonesโ trial about free speech rights?Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at the start of his Texas defamation trial for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax with the words โSave the 1stโ scrawled on tape covering his mouth.
Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives
Read full article: Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their livesA psychiatrist says that the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a complex form of post-traumatic stress disorder and a constant fear that followers of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will kill them.
Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy amid trial
Read full article: Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy amid trialConspiracy theorist Alex Jonesโ media company Free Speech Systems has filed for bankruptcy, but his attorney says it shouldn't disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack.
Detective: Alex Jones 'most dangerous' type of attack denier
Read full article: Detective: Alex Jones 'most dangerous' type of attack denierAn attorney for the parents of one of the children who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting told jurors that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly โlied and attacked the parents of murdered childrenโ when he told his Infowars audience that the 2012 attack was a hoax.
Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume
Read full article: Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resumeThe Sandy Hook familiesโ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to resume soon.
Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks
Read full article: Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinksOn Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitterโs ban of former President Donald Trump, who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform for $44 billion.
Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?
Read full article: Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform.
EXPLAINER: What does Infowarsโ bankruptcy filing mean?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What does Infowarsโ bankruptcy filing mean?Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the websiteโs founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit
Read full article: Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuitInfowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has traveled to Connecticut to appear at a deposition in a lawsuit over his calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition
Read full article: Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook depositionA Connecticut judge says Infowars host Alex Jones will be fined $25,000 to $50,000 per weekday until he appears for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Alex Jones fails to show again at Sandy Hook suit deposition
Read full article: Alex Jones fails to show again at Sandy Hook suit depositionInfowars host Alex Jones has defied a Connecticut judgeโs order to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, over Jones calling the massacre a hoax.
Alex Jones' wife arrested on domestic violence charge
Read full article: Alex Jones' wife arrested on domestic violence chargeThe wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur says stems from a โmedication imbalance.โ.
Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee
Read full article: Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committeeA committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to five more individuals, including former President Donald Trumpโs ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook 'hoax' case
Read full article: Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook 'hoax' caseA Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Anti-vaccine chiropractors rising force of misinformation
Read full article: Anti-vaccine chiropractors rising force of misinformationAn investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.
Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook 'hoax' conspiracy
Read full article: Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook 'hoax' conspiracyA Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits related to his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
High court nixes Alex Jones' appeal in Newtown shooting case
Read full article: High court nixes Alex Jones' appeal in Newtown shooting caseThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Read full article: The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theoriesLegitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. COVID CLAIM: Boyle says the coronavirus is a genetically engineered bioweapon that escaped from a high-level lab in Wuhan, China. COVID CLAIM: Nikulin argues the U.S. created the virus and used it to attack China. He first voiced the belief in a Jan. 20, 2020, story by Zvezda, a state media outlet tied to the Russian military. EVIDENCE: There is no evidence that the U.S. created the virus or used it as a weapon to attack Iran.
Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn't retreating
Read full article: Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn't retreatingMilitia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations and fervent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stood shoulder to shoulder, unified in rage. Iโm afraid that weโre going to have to be prepared for some worst-case scenarios for a while," said Amy Cooter, a senior lecturer in sociology at Vanderbilt University who studies U.S. militia groups. To understand the mix of extremists in the Capitol melee, it helps to look at history. Much of the modern militia movement was a reaction to the push for tougher gun control laws in the 1990s. Meanwhile, Americaโs white supremacy movement -- as old as the country itself and energized by the civil rights movement of the 1960s -- used every opportunity to stoke racism and increase recruitment.
Self-described American nationalist is held in NYC bomb hoax
Read full article: Self-described American nationalist is held in NYC bomb hoaxThis photo, provided by the New York City Police Department, Monday, Jan.4, 2021, shows the hoax explosive device at a mall in the Queens borough of New York. A police spokesman said that an initial investigation showed there was no explosive device. "An investigation is underway into the hoax," NYPD Sergeant Edward Riley said in an emailed statement. via AP)NEW YORK โ A self-described American nationalist suspected of leaving a hoax explosive device in a car at a New York City mall is facing criminal charges after turning himself in to police, authorities said Tuesday. He mocked media coverage as โfake newsโ and derided reporters covering his arrest as "morons.โโIt was a Tesla car being charged," Shenker said.