Infowars, The Onion and Alex Jones

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is being asked to disqualify a winning bid made by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars.
The Onion CEO explains Infowars purchase amid Alex Jones’s claims about auction
The Onion CEO Ben Collins confirmed that the publication purchased Alex Jones’s Infowars outlet in a Saturday series of posts on the social media platform Bluesky amid Jones’s claims of wrongdoing and illegal activity.
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.
What happens next in The Onion’s effort to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga.
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
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 won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
Onion 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.
The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families
The Onion has won the bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones’ Infowars, backed by families of Sandy Hook victims, with plans to relaunch it as a satirical site aimed at conspiracy theories.
The Onion wins auction to take control of Alex Jones’s Infowars
The sale to the satirical news site ends Jones’s 25-year run controlling the conspiracy theorist website that peddled claims the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “hoax.”
Judge to review The Onion’s bid to buy Infowars
The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers raised concerns about how the auction was conducted.
The Onion humorously offers to accept bitcoin in its takeover of Infowars
The satirical site encourages the public to support Infowars' tradition of 'scaring the site's users with lies' through ...
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.
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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.
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 ...
Infowars Employee: Judge Blocked Sale To The Onion; "Trump Is Involved," "Elon Musk's Lawyers Were At The Hearing"
Harrison Smith, an employee of Alex Jones, discusses how the forced sale of the "Infowars" website to "The Onion" which was ...
Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars
After shutting down Infowars and chasing Alex Jones out of the building, the Onion hopes to reopen the site in January as a ...