US EditionThe Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and turn it into a parody platform
Global Tetrahedron will pay $81,000 a month for the Infowars brand and plans a parody network led by Tim Heidecker, pending court approval.
- On Monday, The Onion announced a deal to license Infowars for $81,000 monthly, pending approval from Texas Judge Maya Guerra Gamble at an April 30 hearing in Travis County.
- Defamation lawsuits filed by Sandy Hook families against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones resulted in more than $1 billion in judgments, forcing Infowars into bankruptcy and asset liquidation proceedings.
- Comedian Tim Heidecker will serve as creative director, tasked with transforming the platform into a satirical parody of its former conspiratorial content and featuring emerging comedians.
- Jones vowed to contest the deal on-air, but Sandy Hook families anticipate merchandise sales and eventual asset recovery will finally provide payment after eight years without receiving funds.
- The April 30 hearing will determine whether the six-month licensing agreement proceeds, serving as a critical judicial gatekeeping step before any permanent sale of Infowars assets occurs.
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The Onion finally agrees deal to take over Infowars
The Onion has said it has finally agreed a deal allowing it to take over Infowars, the far-right conspiracy-theory site formerly run by Alex Jones. In a statement to Variety this week, the Onion’s CEO Ben Collins confirmed details of the satirical site’s plans for Infowars. He told the outlet Infowars would be relaunched as a parody of itself. The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, will pay $81,000 a month to license the infowars.com do…
Unexpected buyer returns for InfoWars in new court fight
AUSTIN, Texas — A new twist has emerged in the long-running fight over Alex Jones’ InfoWars platform, with satirical media company The Onion making another push to gain control of the controversial outlet while liquidation proceedings continue.
The Onion files new plan to turn Infowars into satire
What happenedThe satirical news outlet The Onion on Monday said it had reached an agreement to temporarily take over right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones’ Infowars platform and turn it into a parody site. Jones filed for bankruptcy protection in 2022 after a court ordered him to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Onion’s plan requires approval from Texas District Court Judge Maya Gue…
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USA TodayDid The Onion buy Infowars? Texas judge to weigh in on take over
Satirical news site The Onion has moved to license the intellectual property of Alex Jones’ Infowars website in its latest attempt to take control of the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s platform.
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