(NewsNation) — Alex Jones’ InfoWars has not yet been sold to the satirical publication The Onion.
It was announced Thursday morning that Jones’s media outlet had been sold at a bankruptcy auction, however, a Texas judge has since placed it on hold amid concerns over the legality of the process.
“I personally don’t care who wins the auction, I care about process and transparency,” Judge Christopher M. Lopez said on Thursday during a status conference in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
“Nobody should feel comfortable with the results of the auction,” Lopez added.
Jones said on his X account that it was a “private sale masquerading as an auction that it did not happen,” which is why the judge halted the sale.
Lopez is holding an evidentiary hearing to clarify the situation. While no date has been set, Jones said it would occur next week.
InfoWars has been shut down, but he is continuing to broadcast on his X account, as well as the Alex Jones Network.
The sale was ordered after relatives of many of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting successfully sued Jones and his company for defamation and emotional distress.
Jones repeatedly made false claims on his show that the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting was a hoax staged by crisis actors to spur more gun control.
