Alex Jones Sues the Onion, Sandy Hook Families Over Infowars Deal
Attorneys for Jones say satirical website made illegitimate bid for Infowars and plans to misuse its intellectual property
Alex Jones is fighting back against the proposed sale of his right-wing conspiracy website Infowars to the parent company of the satirical website the Onion.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, attorneys for Jones alleged that several Sandy Hook families and the Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, submitted an illegitimate bid for the assets of Infowars’ parent company and planned to misuse his intellectual property.
The Onion said last week it was buying Infowars with the support of the Sandy Hook families after a trustee overseeing the sale of the assets designated Global Tetrahedron and the families as the winning bidder. The Onion said it plans to relaunch Infowars as another satirical site, enlisting gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety as an advertiser.