'Jump ball' for Alex Jones' media empire as it hits the auction block today

Live bidding will be private, and the future owner of Jones' company will be public once court papers are filed. The proceeds will go to pay Sandy Hook families who won defamation cases against Jones.

'Jump ball' for Alex Jones' media empire as it hits the auction block today
Conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones, pictured in June, says even if his show and its parent company, Free Speech Systems, are shut down as a result of the auction, he will not be silenced.

Live bidding will be private, and the future owner of Jones' company will be public once court papers are filed. The proceeds will go to pay Sandy Hook families who won defamation cases against Jones.

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