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The Onion’s stunning plan for Alex Jones’ Infowars will send money to Sandy Hook families

The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting will indirectly receive money from Alex Jones after a billion-dollar defamation verdict

The Independent UK · Jul 2

What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?

Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Not a parody: The Onion acquires Alex Jones’s InfoWars in auction

Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2024

Elon Musk allows controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back on X

Jones has been banned from most major social media platforms for spreading falsehoods, like saying school shootings are faked, and that survivors and parents of slain children are crisis actors.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

Sandy Hook attorney calls Jones a coward

"Like every other cowardly move Alex Jones has made, this bankruptcy will not work," said attorney Chris Mattei

Salon · Dec 3, 2022

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after billion-dollar Sandy Hook court ruling

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $473m in damages on top of nearly $1bn verdict handed down in October

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2022

Alex Jones has been ordered to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $US1 billion. He says he won't pay it

Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $US1 billion in damages to families of the Sandy Hook victims, after falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The Infowars host says he won't pay, so what happens now?

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $965 million to families of Sandy Hook shooting victims

The Infowars founder claimed victims were actors who faked the tragedy

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

What next for Alex Jones after Connecticut jury awards $965m to Sandy Hook families?

Alex Jones is worth an estimated $270m due to the financial success of his Infowars site

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Conspiracy nut Alex Jones forced to pay Sandy Hook shooting victims almost $1 billion

Right-wing media personality Jones has been successfully sued for defamation for one of his most despicable suggestions that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, in which 20 children died, was staged

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022