Infowars has filed Chapter 11 in Texas as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook School shooting was a hoax.
— Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas as the website's founder and conspiracy theoristThe bankruptcy filing Sunday puts civil litigation on hold while the business reorganizes its finances.
In its court filing, Infowars said it had estimated assets of $50,000 or less and estimated liabilities of $1 million to $10 million. Creditors listed in the bankruptcy filing include relatives of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut. The plaintiffs in that case have said they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones' followers because of the hoax conspiracy that Jones promoted. Jones has since conceded the shooting did happen. The families have already won defamation lawsuits against Jones.
Another newly filed lawsuit accuses Jones of hiding millions of dollars in assets, but an attorney for Jones has called that allegation"ridiculous."© 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.Please enter email address to continue
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