The Onion, Alex Jones and Infowars

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was
Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it
The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families. It's paused after a bankruptcy judge expressed concerns.
Satire publication The Onion is buying Alex Jones' Infowars; judge to review sale
Infowars was put up for auction by court order. Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.
The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at bankruptcy auction. Here are the details.
Satirical publication The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, purchased the bankrupt site of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Onion CEO explains Infowars purchase amid Alex Jones’s claims about auction
The Onion’s CEO Ben Collins confirmed that the publication purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars outlet in a Saturday series of posts on the social media platform Bluesky amid Jones’s claims of wrongdoings and illegal activity.
The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones’s Infowars Site
The Onion, a satirical news publication, said it is buying the right-wing conspiracy website Infowars.The Onion said Thursday that its winning bid has the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre,
The Onion wins auction for Alex Jones' media company
The sale must be approved by a bankruptcy judge. Proceeds will go to paying down the $1.5 billion debt that Jones owes families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who won two defamation suits against him.
Infowars Sale to The Onion to be Reviewed by Judge: What Happens Next
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez expressed concerns about transparency in the bidding process of Alex Jones' site.
Judge pauses the Onion’s takeover of Infowars over auction concerns
The Onion had the winning bid in the Infowars bankruptcy auction. A judge said the sale is on hold while he reviews the bidding process.
The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
CEO Ben Collins posted a thread on Bluesky and X reiterating that The Onion won the auction for Infowars, and said a court date has been set for a week from Monday.
Judge Blocks The Onion Bid for Alex Jones’s InfoWars to Review Bankruptcy Auction
A federal bankruptcy judge put The Onion‘s winning bid for Alex Jones’s InfoWars media platform on pause to further review the bankruptcy-auction process after Jones and his lawyers claimed the auction was improperly conducted.
Sen. Blumenthal calls The Onion’s acquiring Infowars ‘sweet justice’
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) took to X on Friday to applaud The Onion’s winning bid to purchase conspiracy theorist Alex ...
Column: ‘The Onion buys Infowars’ is not the craziest headline this week
One need to look no further than the Onion’s leading editorial Friday to see why Infowars has a bright future in the comedic ...
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The Onion’s Decision to Buy Infowars Started As a Joke
The Onion’s CEO explains their most expensive gag yet — assuming a judge doesn’t block their purchase of Alex Jones’s site.
‘They’re organizing power in the fringes’: Media Matters president on support from Trump’s media allies
This week, satire site The Onion announced that it bought InfoWars, the far-right conspiracy site. Angelo Carusone joins The ...