Can James Alefantis Sue Alex Jones And Infowars Over Pizzagate?
Well, this is interesting. Alex Jones - founder and face of Infowars - has “apologized” on air and in a writtten statement to James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong, the D.C. restaurant falsely implicated in the “Pizzagate” hoax.
I won’t dignify the Pizzagate story with a description here. It’s gross and absurd and false, so, if you must read about it, you can find it here. It is still alive today in some circles.
Instead, as I have in prior columns here at C&L, I want to focus on what Mr. Alefantis could do to make himself whole in the aftermath of Pizzagate. And make no mistake: he has been injured. Mr. Alefantis and his business were defamed; his workers and customers at Comet Ping Pong were physically endangered when a man with a gun - aroused by reports about the fake Pizzagate stories - fired into the restaurant.
There are a few interesting aspects to Jones’s on-air “apology.” They relate to Alefantis’s ability to sue Jones - more specifically, in what capacity Alefantis might sue Jones, and whether he might win a suit.