Infowars stops broadcasting and shutters Austin headquarters

13 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Law · May 1

Alex Jones said a court-appointed receiver ordered staff to leave by midnight Thursday, and the website showed “Off Air” on Friday.
The shutdown came even after a Texas appeals court temporarily paused a deal for The Onion to license Infowars intellectual property and froze related asset turnover.
The dispute stems from nearly $1.3 billion in Sandy Hook defamation judgments against Jones, while victims’ families still seek to overturn the pause and collect damages.

As Infowars goes dark, can Alex Jones' new media empire escape the massive Sandy Hook judgment?

Does the Infowars saga prove that legal action can truly dismantle powerful misinformation machines for good?