Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones begged supporters for donations after revealing that the inventory of his media platform InfoWars will soon be sold to pay back nearly $1.5bn to the families of the Sandy Hook massacre. Jones made the announcement ahead of a ...

On Wednesday morning, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ notorious Infowars media empire will go up for auction in a court-mandated sale, and at least one bid is in the “seven-figure” range, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.

Alex Jones’ inflammatory Infowars franchise will be auctioned off this week to help pay the nearly $1.5 billion Jones owes the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which he spread false conspiracy theories on, a judge ruled earlier this year—as officials consider the fate of his remaining assets.