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Longstanding adversaries of one of the United States’ foremost fake news merchants, InfoWars, are apparently gearing up to take control of the very platform that brought him infamy.
Last Tuesday, a Texas judge ruled that trustees for Alex Jones can begin the process of putting the renowned conspiracy theorist’s assets up for auction, as part of the bankruptcy proceedings he initiated in a suspected bid to avoid paying $1.5 billion in damages to families of those who tragically lost their lives in the Sandy Hook school shooting.
In the latest, ironic twist to a long and winding legal saga, the purchase of those assets – including Jones’ flagship fake news website InfoWars – is now being “diligently considered” by a coalition of liberal groups and anti-disinformation watchdogs, Semafor reports.
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