Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has temporarily protected himself against more than $1 billion in defamation judgments by filing for personal bankruptcy.
The Infowars founder is facing massive judgments in Texas and Connecticut, where juries found him financially liable for spreading falsehoods about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed 20 children and six school staffers.
Free Speech Systems LLC, Jones’ business which produces his Infowars radio and video talk shows and sells products, filed for Chapter 11 in July.
With Jones filing separate bankruptcy cases for both his company and himself personally, families looking to collect on ...
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