Soros Allies Mull InfoWars Purchase

A Houston judge has ruled that Free Speech Systems, the parent company of InfoWars, can be auctioned off to settle nearly $1.5 billion in damages owed to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

The staggering sum was ordered by courts in Connecticut and Texas as punitive damages after Alex Jones, the host of InfoWars, falsely claimed that the shooting was a hoax.

The auction has attracted significant attention, particularly from groups that have long opposed Jones and his brand of conspiratorial media.

One of the most high-profile potential bidders is Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters for America, a progressive watchdog organization backed by billionaire George Soros.

Carusone sees the potential acquisition of InfoWars’ archives as a valuable opportunity to find and exploit unreleased material that could be used to further discredit Jones and his operation.

Carusone’s interest in acquiring InfoWars comes as no surprise, given the longstanding rivalry between progressive organizations like Media Matters and right-wing media figures like Jones.

For Carusone and others on the left, taking control of InfoWars’ content and archives would represent a symbolic victory in the ongoing battle against conspiracy theories and disinformation that have fueled Jones’ rise to fame.

But Carusone is not the only figure from the political left showing interest in the auction. Jeff Rotkoff, publisher of The Barbed Wire, a Texas-based digital publication, and the state director of Democrat super PAC Forward Majority, has also hinted at a potential bid.

Rotkoff’s publication has a mission to counteract what he describes as a “constant stream of conspiracies and disinformation” from figures like Alex Jones and Joe Rogan.

“We started The Barbed Wire in part to disrupt the constant stream of conspiracies and disinformation from people like Alex Jones and Joe Rogan,” Rotkoff said. “It would be a step towards justice to use the InfoWars brand to undo some of the damage they’ve caused.”

Acquiring InfoWars and its assets would provide Rotkoff and his organization a unique opportunity to reshape the narrative once controlled by Jones.

It could be a step toward rebranding the platform to combat the disinformation that has become synonymous with the InfoWars name.

The case that led to this auction is one of the most high-profile defamation cases in recent history, dwarfing many major corporate penalties.

For instance, ExxonMobil was fined $125 million for the environmental damage caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill—a sum that pales in comparison to the $1.5 billion judgment leveled against Jones.

The court’s decision came after years of Jones spreading baseless claims that the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 26 people, including 20 children, were killed, was staged as part of a government conspiracy to promote gun control.

Alex Jones has maintained that the court’s judgment is politically motivated, arguing that the damages are designed to destroy him and his company.

According to Jones, the penalties are part of a broader effort to silence him and bankrupt his operation. He views the judgment as a strategic attempt to suppress free speech, specifically targeting his controversial brand of commentary and reporting.

In a further twist, secret recordings of Gavin O’Blennis, a former FBI employee and CIA contractor, have surfaced, allegedly suggesting that the FBI influenced the families of the Sandy Hook victims to financially cripple Jones.

The recordings, shared by sources close to Jones, claim that the bureau wanted to “chop [Jones’s] legs off,” reinforcing Jones’ belief that the lawsuit and subsequent fine were orchestrated to take him down.

The auction of InfoWars and its assets will undoubtedly be a contentious event, given the heated political and cultural implications.

For Jones, the potential sale represents a dramatic fall from his previous media empire, built on controversy and far-right conspiracies.

For his detractors, the auction offers a rare opportunity to gain control of a platform that has been at the center of some of the most toxic and harmful conspiracy theories of the last decade.

As the bidding process begins, all eyes will be on the outcome. Will InfoWars fall into the hands of progressive media organizations eager to dismantle Jones’ legacy? Or will it find new ownership that continues to peddle the kind of disinformation that led to this unprecedented legal battle?

One thing is certain: the future of InfoWars is about to take a dramatic turn, and the consequences could reverberate through the media landscape for years to come.