FILE - Alex Jones speaks to the media outside the courthouse, in Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 21, 2022. A Houston federal court judge is set to decide, Friday, June 14, 2024, whether to convert Jones’ personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation to help pay off some of the $1.5 billion he owes from lawsuits filed by the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. has pushed many conspiracy theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S.
Born in 1974, Jones grew up in Dallas. His father was a dentist and his mother was a homemaker. As a teenager, his family moved to Austin. After his firing, Jones began broadcasting from home on his Infowars website, buying the domain name for $9. In 2004, Jones had two employees and a tiny office in south Austin. In 2007, he formed Free Speech Systems, to run his growing media business, according to court records in his bankruptcy cases. By 2010, Jones had over 60 employees. Free Speech Systems also