X files notice of appearance in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case

X Corp. has filed a notice of appearance in the bankruptcy case for Alex Jones' Infowars which originally was planned to be purchased by the left-leaning satire site, The Onion. However, a judge in the case paused the purchase for a hearing in Texas in order to provide more transparency. The filing from X, owned by Elon Musk, throws an unexpected twist in the situation.

X filed the notice of appearance on Thursday but it does not disclose the reason why X would be appearing, per NBC News. The notice stated that it was an interested party in the case and requested all documentation related to the bankruptcy filing.

Jones has been allowed back onto X after he was banned from then-Twitter, much like other conservative figures who were censored by the social media giant when it was not owned by the tech entrepreneur.

The bankruptcy for Jones' Infowars, which is held under the umbrella LLC of Free Speech Systems, stems from a defamation lawsuit brought against Jones for at one point claiming that the victims in the Sandy Hook shooting were actors that were meant to provide more support for gun control measures. However, he later apologized and recanted the statements.

The families of the victims sued him for around $1.5 billion, a price that many have said is just meant to bankrupt Jones. As a result, he has been stripped of his assets, including his ownership of Infowars, and it was put up to be bought in what Jones described as a "secret" auction earlier this week.

In light of the comments from Jones and other factors, Texas bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez said, “Nobody should feel comfortable with the results of the auction, and pushed for a hearing to rectify any lack of transparency.

The Onion's CEO, Ben Collins, for his part, said, “We look forward to completing this process at the next scheduled court date."