InfoWars Files For Bankruptcy To Avoid Defamation Judgements

By Susie Madrak — April 18, 2022

InfoWars, the main vehicle for con artist and grifter Alex Jones, is filing for bankruptcy to protect his assets from civil judgements. Because why should he face any kind of consequences for his destructive stunts? Via Reuters:

April 18 (Reuters) - Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedures put a hold on all civil litigation matters and allow companies to prepare turnaround plans while remaining operational.

Alex Jones, founder of InfoWars, was found liable for damages in a trio of lawsuits last year filed after he falsely claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

Of course. When did the narcissistic Alex Jones ever take responsibility for the pain and chaos he leaves in the wake of his absurd conspiracy theories?

Alex Jones’s businesses tap advisers, weigh possible bankruptcy https://t.co/hJ45V5ESYW

— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) April 18, 2022

Reminder that this was only possible due to deplatforming Jones for repeated, malicious TOS violations, which devastated his revenue.

Impossible to argue American democracy isn’t a healthier place with Alex Jones bankrupt. https://t.co/FTtQs0fmlF

— Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) April 18, 2022

Yes Alex Jones filed for Bankruptcy, but don’t forget contempt aka punishment fines are NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy.

— ProgressiveAccount-Christopher Hennelly (@AcctProgressive) April 18, 2022

This needs to be updated to read: "Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court in an effort to avoid paying court-ordered fines to Sandy Hook families"

— walter #ProtectTransKids #GetTheJab #LetWomenLead (@walterhpdx) April 18, 2022

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