InfoWars files for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits over Sandy Hook shooting denial
The media outlet InfoWars filed for bankruptcy in Texas on Sunday in the face of mounting legal pressure over comments made by founder and host, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Jones, who's repeatedly called the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut a hoax, has been sued several times by the victims' family members and others for defamation and emotional distress. Twenty children and six educators were killed in the attack.
His comments and similar ones made by other InfoWars employees are the primary cause of the "financial distress" now facing InfoWars and its related holding companies, according to the chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas.
InfoWars, which described itself in court records as a "conspiracy-oriented website and media company," said it had $50,000 or less in assets and between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities.
Jones, InfoWars and related holding companies have so far spent $10 million on legal fees and costs, the filing said. ...
The latest attempt by Jones to evade justice for his decade-long defamation campaign against victims of the Sandy Hook shootings. Previously, Jones had failed multiple times to appear at deposition hearings, finally facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
His creditors, and legal team, should be co-defendents in the bankruptcy hearings.
And the courts should deny hearings on the matter for a decade or so.
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