Judge to Hear Arguments Surrounding InfoWars Auction
The Facts
A US federal bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments on Monday concerning the recent sale of right-wing media company InfoWars, owned by Alex Jones, to the satirical website The Onion.
The bankruptcy stems from a $1.5B defamation judgment against Jones for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, with liquidation proceeds earmarked for creditors, including victim families, leading to the forced sale of the company.
The Spin
The Onion is the only company that could possibly take this dreadful website and turn it into something nice. The Onion can transform Alex Jones' old platform of harmful conspiracy theories into a hub of satire and truth-telling humor. By replacing Jones' damaging lies with sharp, impactful wit, The Onion will ensure that disinformation no longer profits off of tragedy, turning a toxic brand into a tool for awareness and justice.
Alex Jones is not the evil conspiracy theorist people make him out to be, but even if he was he deserves the same due process as anyone else. The people behind this lawsuit are from an anti-gun rights organization, and they're using The Onion as a front to push their political agenda. Since they knew they would lose the auction, they made an illegal backroom deal with the government to ensure their bid would win even if it wasn't the highest.
