Alex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Save Infowars From the Onion

Infowars founder Alex Jones has taken his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, filing an emergency petition to halt a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him, according to NBC News. Jones argues that without immediate intervention, his media outlet could be taken over by the satirical website The Onion—which his attorneys have described as Infowars’ “ideological nemesis.”

The case stems from Jones’ years-long false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, was staged. The tragedy claimed the lives of 20 children and six educators. Families of the victims sued Jones and won in Connecticut state court, securing a massive verdict that Jones has repeatedly failed to overturn. His company, Free Speech Systems, which owns Infowars, is also seeking bankruptcy protection.

Alex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Halt $1.5B Sandy Hook Ruling — FILE – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)

Jones’ legal team says The Onion is once again attempting to purchase Infowars through Texas bankruptcy proceedings, after an earlier auction effort collapsed. They are urging the Supreme Court to freeze all payments and asset transfers until justices decide whether to hear his appeal.

The justices are expected to review the matter privately on Friday. Jones has publicly expressed confidence that “all or substantially all” of the Court will rule in his favor. He contends that if The Onion were to acquire Infowars, it would silence a “valued source of information” relied upon by millions of Americans.

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