On Tuesday night, a bankruptcy judge blocked the sale of InfoWars to The Onion.
The ruling comes from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez and followed a two-day hearing.
The Onions parent company, Global Tetrahedron, won InfoWars at auction last month following a sealed bid.
In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’, on November 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California.© Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images
The world rejoiced, but Jones vowed to fight.
He claimed his associates had put forth a rival bid that was ignored.
I dont think its enough money, he said in his ruling.
I think that the process fell down.
After the shooting in 2012, Jones spread lies about the families on his show.
Theyve beenbattling him in court ever sinceand have won multiple judgements against him that total $1.2 billion.
The judgements sent Jones into bankruptcy and put InfoWars on the auction block.
Cash is cash, Walter Cicack, the groups lawyer, said in court.
Lopez stressed that the people overseeing the auction should get top dollar for Jones media empire.
I dont even think the $3.5 million is enough, he said.
We are undeterred in our mission to make a funnier world.
The Sandy Hook families part of the legal proceedings had supported The Onions bid.
What happens now is up in the air.
It seemed doomed almost from the moment they decided to go to a sealed bid.
Nobody knows what anybody else is bidding, Lopez said on Tuesday.
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