Tag Archives: Alex Jones

The SPLC’s Hatewatch reports: An unidentified person donated over 1 million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin to an address advertised on the conspiracy website Infowars on April 23, Hatewatch found, potentially buoying the finances of embattled extremist Alex Jones. The person donated 26 Bitcoin to Jones, which traded at around $40,000 apiece at the time of the transaction. During an investigation …

The New York Times reports: Alex Jones, the host of the conspiracy-driven media outlet Infowars and a key player in the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement, is in discussions with the Justice Department about an agreement to detail his role in the rally near the White House last Jan. 6 that preceded the attack on the Capitol. Through his lawyer, …

Fort Worth’s CBS News affiliate reports: A judge in Texas has delayed the trial to determine how much Alex Jones should pay Sandy Hook families as Infowars seeks bankruptcy protection. The defamation awards trial was supposed to begin on Monday to determine how much money Jones will pay the parents of a slain Sandy Hook boy after making claims that …

The Huffington Post reports: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble ordered that Jones and his company Free Speech Systems, LLC, pay a total of $1,078,653 to several people suing Jones for lies he spread about them on his conspiracy platform Infowars. He has 30 days to pay the more than $1 million sum to the different parties, according to the filing. Jones …

Law & Crime reports: According to court filings, the companies—InfoWars, IWHealth, and Prison Planet TV—filed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions on Sunday. All three business indicate that they have fewer than 50 debtors and owe between $1 and $10 million in estimated liabilities, according to the filings. Two of the companies, InfoWars and Prison Planet TV, have $50,000 or less …

The Hill reports: Infowars, the far-right website created by Alex Jones, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday as the radio host faces a number of lawsuits. The website filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to multiple sources. Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows companies to continue operating while assembling plans for …

Bloomberg News reports: Companies owned by far-right radio host Alex Jones are getting advice from restructuring advisers and considering options including a potential bankruptcy filing after being hit by lawsuits over Jones’s conspiracy theories, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. A Chapter 11 filing would aim to allow Jones’s businesses, such as Infowars and Free Speech Systems, …

The Daily Beast reports: Plaintiffs for Sandy Hook families suing Jones allege that he’s “doomsday prepped” his own business ahead of hefty legal judgments, illicitly moving money out of InfoWars into shell companies to avoid paying his victims. In a court motion filed Wednesday in Texas, the families claim that he has concealed InfoWars’ assets to make the company appear …

NBC News reports: Infowars host Alex Jones completed two days of depositions in a defamation lawsuit filed by families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, court documents filed Wednesday show. Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis last week found Jones in contempt for failing twice to attend depositions on March 23 and 24. She ordered him to …

Law & Crime reports: A Connecticut trial court judge on Friday declined to pause a schedule of escalating fines against InfoWars host Alex Jones in connection with a defamation lawsuit filed by the family members of the victims of the Dec. 14, 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Because a new deposition date of April 11 has — according to the …

Media Matters has the transcript: We got this judge up in Connecticut, if you could call it that — this thing that has just cheated us every way, lied about us, said we didn’t give them this, sanctioned us for not giving them the “Sandy Hook marketing.” It’s like saying give me the unicorn. Don’t have one, lady. I know …

Raw Story reports: “Are you going to write a bill, are you going to introduce a bill because you’ve got the power to do it?” Alex Jones said. “We would all get behind a bill to pull federal funding out of any school that sexualizes children.” Greene agreed, “Absolutely 100%. I will meet with my team right after this interview …

The Hartford Courant reports: A Superior Court judge on Wednesday found conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones in contempt of court and imposed a fine of up to $50,000 a day for what she called his “willful” violation of her orders that he submit to questioning at a deposition by families of victims of the Sandy Hook School killings. …

Connecticut Public Radio reports: On Tuesday, InfoWars host Alex Jones offered to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 loved ones of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. But the families rejected the proposed $120,000 each within hours of the “offer of compromise” being filed. “The so-called offer is a transparent and desperate attempt by Alex Jones …

The Daily Beast reports: InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could soon face a warrant for his arrest, after defying a court order Thursday ordering him to sit for a deposition. After Jones skipped the first scheduled deposition on Wednesday, lawyers for the plaintiffs asked Connecticut Judge Barbara N. Bellis to issue a warrant for his arrest to force him to …

The Independent reports: Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has breached a court order by failing to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre, after a judge rebuffed claims that he was too sick to appear. The Infowars host was scheduled to appear in person at 9am local time in Austin, …

“It’s so weird to tune into a world leader and hear just truths coming out. It was all true. He said I’m sorry the Russians came into Ukraine when you were born – you’re more Russian than most Russians. “We’re sorry that the communists killed you and abused you. We apologize. Communists are bad. And we want you to be …

Politico reports: The Jan. 6 select committee has issued a subpoena for the phone records of a security guard for pro-Trump broadcaster Alex Jones, a sign of the panel’s deepening interest in Jones’ contacts related to his involvement in Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, which preceded the violent attack on the Capitol. In a court filing late Tuesday, Jones revealed …

Media Matters has the transcript: I mean this has been going on forever. It’s like your big brother Russia comes in and, you know, beats you up on a routine basis, but it’s not the Huns, and it’s not George Soros that’s going to cut your son’s balls off, OK? So you can have the Russians in there or you …

Mediaite reports: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Infowars chief Alex Jones joined forces to defend former 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan for comparing Dr. Anthony Fauci to Josef Mengele. Progressive media watchdog Right Wing Watch flagged the moment when Jones called it “a very fair comparison,” and Greene agreed, saying “it’s basically been one big human experiment, right?” “So …