With InfoWars to be auctioned, NLP’s Charles Salter tells Semafor: ‘It is gratifying to see some accountability’ 

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A judge has allowed the auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ InfoWars media outlet to compensate victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, and the news platform Semafor reports that some of his opponents hope to bid on his properties.  

News Literacy Project President and CEO Charles Salter noted that, “selling InfoWars won’t end the misinformation that Jones has platformed.” 

“But it is gratifying to see some accountability,” he added.  

In a podcast series marking the 10th anniversary of the school shooting, NLP explored the rise of conspiracy theories pushed by Jones – including the false claim that the Sandy Hook tragedy was a hoax – as well as progress in the fight against disinformation in the decade following the shooting.  

Read the Semafor piece here.   

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