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International Business Times
International Business Times
Maryam Khanum

Alex Jones Forced To Dismantle Infowars To Pay Off $1 Billion Debt To Sandy Hook Families

Far-right radio host Alex Jones was ordered to pay almost $1 billion in damages to the families and victims of the Sandy Hook massacre after claiming for years that they were 'crisis actors' and that the incident was 'faked.' (Credit: Latin Times)

A federal judge is expected to approve an order forcing Alex Jones to disassemble Infowars, the conspiracy theory peddling media platform he created in 1999, so that it can be auctioned off in fragments in order to help pay off the $1.5 billion its founder owes relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The auction, which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston is set to approve and will begin in November, will allow attendees to buy Infowars' website, social media accounts, broadcasting equipment, product trademarks and inventory owned by Infowars' parent company, Free Speech Systems.

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