Alex Jones's Sandy Hook debts and the fight over Infowars

Gone quiet · last story Aug 21, 2026

What this arc covers

The fallout from Alex Jones's defamation of Sandy Hook families: the liquidation of his assets to pay his debt to them, the auction of Infowars and The Onion's winning bid, which a judge rejected, the courts' upholding of the verdicts and the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his appeal, The Onion's new deal to take over Infowars and its parody of the site, and a court's reduction of one judgment.

Earliest story we hold Jun 3, 2024 · 20 stories · 146 independent sources (counted once each) · 809 days

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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 21– 232026Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax72 articles · 39 independent sources
6 left, 13 center, 5 right
Jul 2– 42026The Onion debuts parody of Alex Jones' Infowars, will send $100,000 to Sandy Hook families67 articles · 24 independent sources
1 left, 3 center, 1 right
Apr 20– 212026The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars33 articles · 23 independent sources
4 left, 5 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jun 14 – 15, 2024Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed73 articles · 49 independent sources
  2. Nov 14 – 15, 2024The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families103 articles · 68 independent sources
  3. Dec 9 – 12, 2024Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction91 articles · 59 independent sources
    1. Dec 9, 2024The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction
    2. Dec 11, 2024Judge rejects Onion's bid for Infowars
    3. Dec 12, 2024Why blocking The Onion from buying Infowars was "right decision"—Attorney
  4. Jul 2 – 4, 2026The Onion debuts parody of Alex Jones' Infowars, will send $100,000 to Sandy Hook families67 articles · 24 independent sources
  5. Aug 21 – 23, 2026Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax72 articles · 39 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Jun 3, 202488550
Jun 10, 2024913570
Jun 24, 202447333
Sep 23, 202443218
Nov 4, 202402114
Nov 11, 2024172711129
Nov 18, 202424117
Nov 25, 202415315
Dec 2, 20241118
Dec 9, 20241119584
Sep 8, 202504113
Oct 6, 20250309
Oct 13, 202549327
Apr 20, 202645228
Jun 29, 202613167
Aug 17, 2026613570

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

26% left · 58% center · 16% right of 146 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 20 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. June 2024

    Jun 3Sandy Hook families ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones’ media company10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jun 7Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation20 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  3. Jun 7Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agrees to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families24 articles · 22 independent sources
    8 left, 4 center, 3 right
  4. Jun 14– 15Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed73 articles · 49 independent sources
    9 left, 13 center, 5 right
  5. Jun 24– 25Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars and liquidate assets21 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right
  6. Jun 25– 27Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax12 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right

  7. September 2024

    Sep 25Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families18 articles · 15 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right

  8. November 2024

    Nov 8Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction14 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 12– 13Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms18 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  10. Nov 14– 15The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families103 articles · 68 independent sources
    16 left, 23 center, 10 right
  11. Nov 14– 19Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase35 articles · 26 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 2 right
  12. Nov 25– 26The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing16 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 3 right

  13. December 2024

    Dec 7Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  14. Dec 9– 12Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction91 articles · 59 independent sources
    11 left, 19 center, 5 right

  15. September 2025

    Sep 9– 10Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment13 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right

  16. October 2025

    Oct 9Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  17. Oct 14Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting32 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 3 right

  18. April 2026

    Apr 20– 21The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars33 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 2 right

  19. July 2026

    Jul 2– 4The Onion debuts parody of Alex Jones' Infowars, will send $100,000 to Sandy Hook families67 articles · 24 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right

  20. August 2026

    Aug 21– 23Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax72 articles · 39 independent sources
    6 left, 13 center, 5 right