Texas court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones
A Texas appeals court cut a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million. A much larger $1.4 billion judgment in Connecticut still stands.
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Ex-Infowars staffer on book about Alex Jones
For years, Josh Owens worked for Alex Jones, the longtime right-wing radio host and leader of the website known as Infowars. Now, he has a new book titled "The Madness of Believing" about his time under Jones. Owens joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
What may be next after Infowars sale blocked
A federal judge is blocking the sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to the satirical news outlet The Onion. A bankruptcy auction initially forced Jones to sell off the conspiracy theory platform. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson discusses why the judge blocked the sale and what could happen next.
Judge rejects bankruptcy sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion
The judge criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome "left a lot of money on the table" for Sandy Hook families.
Judge blocks sale of Infowars to the Onion
A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected the sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars website to the satirical news site the Onion, citing concerns with the bidding process. The trustee overseeing Jones' bankruptcy will determine the next steps.
Arguments heard over pending Infowars sale
A federal judge in Texas plans to hold another hearing to decide whether satirical news outlet "The Onion" can move forward with the purchase of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' company, Infowars. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has the latest from Houston.
Judge to hear arguments over Infowars sale
Alex Jones will be back in court Monday as he tries to block satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars. The Onion acquired Infowars in a bankruptcy auction that Jones says was rigged. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has the latest.
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Alex Jones sues The Onion
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed a lawsuit this week to try to block the sale of his right-wing company Infowars to satirical publisher The Onion. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.
The Onion buys Infowars at a bankruptcy auction
Satirical publication The Onion bought the conspiracy theorist outlet Infowars, but now its former owner Alex Jones is going to court to stop the sale. Infowars was auctioned off after a judge ordered Jones to pay a $1 billion penalty to victims' families from the Sandy Hook school massacre for his false and defamatory claims.
The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at bankruptcy auction
Satirical publication The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, purchased the bankrupt site of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Alex Jones' Infowars purchased by The Onion
The satirical site The Onion has purchased Infowars, the media platform owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The Onion in its purchase received the support of Sandy Hook families who won over $1.4 billion in a defamation judgment against Jones in 2022. A court had ruled that Jones' assets, including the media company, had to be sold to compensate the families. Lilia Luciano reports.
How did The Onion's Infowars purchase happen?
The satirical news company The Onion bought the right-wing media outlet Infowars at a bankruptcy auction. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports on why the acquisition happened and what they plan on doing with the platform.
Surprising The Onion's Infowars purchase
Satirical publication The Onion has purchased Infowars, Alex Jones' embattled brand. The Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder backed the purchase. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News with more.
The Onion buys Infowars out of bankruptcy
Satirical news outlet The Onion has purchased Alex Jones' Infowars site out of bankruptcy. The sale comes after the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims won a $1.5 billion libel suit against Jones for spreading false information and conspiracy theories about the shooting. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Alex Jones' Infowars to be auctioned off to pay Sandy Hook families
Under the terms of the court-ordered sale, anyone can bid for Infowars' assets. The outcome could determine Alex Jones' broadcasting fate.
Alex Jones to liquidate personal assets
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to liquidate his personal assets in federal court on Friday. Jones must use those assets to pay the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre after they won their defamation suits against him in Texas and Connecticut. Jones owes nearly $1.5 billion for repeatedly claiming the mass shooting was a hoax.
Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets to pay for Sandy Hook damages
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets
Conspiracy theorist and "Infowars" host Alex Jones was ordered Friday by a federal judge in Texas to liquidate his personal assets in order to pay the approximately $1.5 billion in damages he owes the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting who sued him over his false claims that the shooting was a hoax. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Judge orders Alex Jones to liquidate assets
A federal judge in Texas has ordered the liquidation of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' personal assets. Jones attended a hearing Friday over how he will cover the $1.5 billion he owes to the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.
Sandy Hook families ask judge to liquidate Alex Jones' media company
Lawyers for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to liquidate Alex Jones' media company.
Alex Jones ordered to pay over $4 million
A Texas jury ordered Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. As Nancy Chen reports, that's signifanctly less than the $150 million the family was seeking, but far more than the $8 Jones' lawyers had suggested.
Alex Jones proposes $55 million legal debt settlement to Sandy Hook families
The conspiracy theorist has proposed paying the families of Sandy Hook victims a fraction of the nearly $1.5 billion which they were awarded in judgements against him.
Elon Musk restores X account of far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist known for his fake news site InfoWars and his false denial of the Sandy Hook massacre, was permanently banned from Twitter in 2018.
Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones $1.5 billion legal debt
Families of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have made an offer to Alex Jones to pay only a fraction of the $1.5 billion in legal judgments they won against him.
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