Infowars, the Onion and Alex Jones

Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion's Infowars purchase
A losing bidder connected to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones challenged on Monday the Onion's purchase of Jones' Infowars website, saying the Onion won a rigged bankruptcy auction and offered half as much cash as its bid.
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.
InfoWars Relaunches as Bankruptcy Judge Questions Auction to The Onion
InfoWars is a fringe, right-wing website founded in 1999 and operated by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The organization was shuttered on Thursday following the conclusion of the auction, but has since relaunched after Judge Christopher Lopez paused the sale.
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.
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 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.
What happens next in The Onion’s effort to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers complained about how an auction was conducted. The satirical news outlet was announced as the winning bidder on Thursday in an auction that is part of Jones’ personal bankruptcy.
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.
Why did The Onion buy Alex Jones’ InfoWars?
After going up for auction to help with his bankruptcy filing, Alex Jones’ website InfoWars was purchased by the publication The Onion. However, Jones is alleging wrongdoing and illegal activity in the deal.
Judge blocks Onion’s purchase of Infowars over auction concerns
A federal bankruptcy judge paused the satirical news outlet The Onion’s winning bid of Infowars’ media platform to review the auction after owner Alex Jones and his lawyers complained about how the process was handled.
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Editorial: The joke is on Alex Jones: Infowars is now the property of The Onion’s satirists
In a fitting and just outcome, Infowars, the hateful tool of the odious Alex Jones, who profited from horrid lies about the ...
Alex Jones-allied Infowars bidder wants Sandy Hook families, Onion disqualified for ‘bid rigging’
The losing bidder for Alex Jones’ Infowars asks a judge to disqualify the winning $1.75 million offer by the humor news site ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...