Alex Jones’ Infowars Sold To The Onion As Sandy Hook Families Prevail

NEWTOWN, CT — The Newtown families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting and one first responder announced on Thursday the successful acquisition of Alex Jones’ "Infowars" assets.

The families backed a bid by satirical news outlet "The Onion" to purchase "Infowars'" intellectual property, including its website, customer lists and inventory, certain social media accounts and the production equipment used to put Jones on the air. The Connecticut families agreed to forgo a portion of their recovery to increase the overall value of "The Onion"’s bid, enabling its success.

“From day one, these families have fought against all odds to bring true accountability to Alex Jones and his corrupt business. Our clients knew that true accountability meant an end to Infowars and an end to Jones’ ability to spread lies, pain and fear at scale,” said Chris Mattei, attorney for the Connecticut plaintiffs and partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, in a news release.

In 2022, the families that brought the case against Jones secured a $1.4 billion verdict in their defamation lawsuit against the internet show host. A Texas bankruptcy court ruled on the liquidation of Jones’ assets in June of this year, handing over control to an independent trustee tasked with selling them off to generate the greatest possible value for the families.

“We were told this outcome would be nearly impossible, but we are no strangers to impossible fights. The world needs to see that having a platform does not mean you are above accountability – the dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” said Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.

The sale of Infowars assets was overseen by the court-appointed bankruptcy Trustee and was expected to receive bids from Jones’ associates and other prominent content creators. According to Jones, during a live "Infowars" broadcast on Twitter Thursday morning, the sale was made improperly to The Onion, without allowing for competitive bids.

"They want to silence the American people, but they're not going to silence me," a defiant Alex Jones told his viewers, as cameras showed him preparing to move his show into a different studio.