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.
Judge Halts the Onion’s Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process
The Onion's winning bid for the assets of Alex Jones' bankrupt conspiracy-theory site Infowars is under further review.
Satirical news outlet The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical media company The Onion won the bankruptcy auction for control over Alex Jones’ Infowars, according to court records and social media posts Thursday. The Onion plans to close Infowars and rebuild the website to feature Internet humor writers and content creators, NBC News reported Thursday morning.
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,
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.
Not a Joke: ‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones’s InfoWars Site
The satirical publication acquired the extreme-right, Sandy Hook-denying InfoWars during an auction of Jones’s assets, and will use it to parody its sanity-challenged conspiracy claims.
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 conducted.
The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site intends to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. But the court overseeing the bankruptcy put a hold on the sale pending a hearing next week.
Satirical Site The Onion Wins Bidding For Alex Jones’ InfoWars Assets
The satirical news site The Onion has won the bidding for the assets of Alex Jones‘ InfoWars, which he has been forced to sell off after a defamation judgment in favor of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting massacre.
The Onion Buys Infowars in Bankruptcy Auction
Infowars, Alex Jones' bankrupt far-right conspiracy theory outlet, has a new owner: satirical news site The Onion.
Here’s Why The Onion Really Bought InfoWars
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Onion CEO discusses Infowars purchase and plans for site's future
ABC News' "Start Here" podcast host Brad Mielke spoke with Ben Collins and John Feinblatt about Infowars' future.
Who is S.F. tech exec Jeff Lawson, owner of the Onion and, maybe, Infowars?
It’s the Onion’s biggest joke yet: on Thursday, the satirical news magazine announced that it had won an auction to buy ...