Alex Jones of the alternative news media platform Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits..The three companies under the Infowars banner reportedly cited estimated liabilities of as much as $10 million..The lawsuits are the result of Jones’ claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax..Jones claimed the shooting, in which 20 children and six school employees were shot dead at the school in Newtown, Connecticut, was a false-flag operation organized by gun-control advocates and the mainstream media..The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14 when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed his victims. As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head..“Alex Jones is just delaying the inevitable — a public trial in which he will be held accountable for his profit-driven campaign of lies against the Sandy Hook families who have brought this lawsuit,” said Christopher Mattei, who represents the families in a Connecticut lawsuit against Jones..Filing for Chapter 11 allows companies to continue operations while they create a plan to turn their businesses around. It also puts on pause any pending civil litigation..Jones had offered to pay $120,000 to each of the 13 plaintiffs to settle the case out of court. The families of the Sandy Hook victims rejected Jones’ offer in late March to settle their defamation lawsuit..Victims’ relatives said they had been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ supporters..Jones has since said he now believes the shooting did occur, after all. His lawyers have said the lawsuits were filed to silence Jones and violate his rights to free speech under the US Constitution..Jones was previously subpoenaed by the House of Representatives committee probing the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters..Mark Bangston, an attorney representing parents of two Sandy Hook students in a Texas lawsuit, told the US CNN news outlet in an email, “None of Mr. Jones’ ridiculous tricks have worked in the past, and this one will fare no better.”.Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandard.news.,.Twitter: @WS_JournoAmanda
Alex Jones of the alternative news media platform Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits..The three companies under the Infowars banner reportedly cited estimated liabilities of as much as $10 million..The lawsuits are the result of Jones’ claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax..Jones claimed the shooting, in which 20 children and six school employees were shot dead at the school in Newtown, Connecticut, was a false-flag operation organized by gun-control advocates and the mainstream media..The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14 when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed his victims. As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head..“Alex Jones is just delaying the inevitable — a public trial in which he will be held accountable for his profit-driven campaign of lies against the Sandy Hook families who have brought this lawsuit,” said Christopher Mattei, who represents the families in a Connecticut lawsuit against Jones..Filing for Chapter 11 allows companies to continue operations while they create a plan to turn their businesses around. It also puts on pause any pending civil litigation..Jones had offered to pay $120,000 to each of the 13 plaintiffs to settle the case out of court. The families of the Sandy Hook victims rejected Jones’ offer in late March to settle their defamation lawsuit..Victims’ relatives said they had been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ supporters..Jones has since said he now believes the shooting did occur, after all. His lawyers have said the lawsuits were filed to silence Jones and violate his rights to free speech under the US Constitution..Jones was previously subpoenaed by the House of Representatives committee probing the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters..Mark Bangston, an attorney representing parents of two Sandy Hook students in a Texas lawsuit, told the US CNN news outlet in an email, “None of Mr. Jones’ ridiculous tricks have worked in the past, and this one will fare no better.”.Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandard.news.,.Twitter: @WS_JournoAmanda
