Judge appoints receiver to sell off Alex Jones’s Infowars assets to help pay Sandy Hook families

UPDATED: August 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM PDT

Jones owes more than $1 billion to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families.

Originally Published: August 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM PDT

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The order has the potential to shut Jones out of his studio in the coming days. It also appeared to restart an effort by The Onion satirical publication to buy Infowars and its assets and turn the platform into a parody site.