Infowars founder Alex Jones was sued for spreading false claims about a US school shooting -- which put his Infowars website in financial peril. The Onion said it prevailed in a bankruptcy auction to buy Alex Jones' Infowars site with the support of families of victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In September a judge in Texas said Infowars and other assets owned by Free Speech Systems could be auctioned to raise money for creditors who include Sandy Hook families. The Onion declined to say how much it paid for Infowars, including its production studio and a dietary supplement business. Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit created after the Sandy Hook shooting, will advertise on an overhauled version of Infowars.

Source: Daily Nation November 14, 2024 16:29 UTC