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Alex Jones’ Company Files for Bankruptcy After Sandy Hook Decision

Alex Jones’ primary company has filed for bankruptcy protection as a trial in Texas tries to determine how much in damages he will have to pay Sandy Hook families.

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Tom Williams

By Zachary Petrizzo

One of Alex Jones’ parent companies filed for bankruptcy on Friday as continued court proceedings play out in a Texas defamation case stemming from false claims made about the Sandy Hook school shooting. “Jones’ decision to seek bankruptcy protection for his company, Free Speech Systems, which operates the right-wing conspiratorial outlet Infowars, also comes after he was found legally responsible in a separate defamation case in Connecticut,” CNN reported. Earlier this week Jones’ lawyer was seen losing his cool in court and flipping off opposing counsel representing the Sandy Hook families.

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