US EditionThe Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
- The Onion successfully acquired Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, with support from Sandy Hook shooting victims' families owed over $1 billion in judgments against Alex Jones.
- Robbie Parker, a father of a Sandy Hook victim, stated that the asset dissolution of Alex Jones represents "the justice we have long awaited and fought for."
- Alex Jones confirmed the acquisition and plans to file legal challenges to prevent it, as The Onion's future plans for Infowars remain unclear.
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“Infowars,” the Internet channel of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, was sold to the satire portal “The Onion” as part of a court auction. A Texas judge is now complaining about a lack of transparency.
The Onion buys Infowars at bankruptcy auction
The NewsThe satirical outlet The Onion bought Infowars, the far-right conspiracy theory website, in its owner Alex Jones’ bankruptcy auction. Jones was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to families of the Sandy Hook school shooting after calling the 2012 massacre a hoax. The families of some victims agreed to forgo part of their payout to back The Onion’s bid, saying it would put “an end to the misinformation machine” that Jones operated. The Onion’s …
The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars
No one could accuse owners of The Onion, the satirical news site and magazine, of ducking big decisions. In August it made the bold choice to return to distributing a print edition after more than a decade. This week it bought Infowars, the alt-right conspiracist website previously owned by Alex Jones, out of bankruptcy. The […] The post The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars appeared first on Tortoise.
Parents of children killed in a 2012 shooting that Jones called a hoax were involved in the purchase. The Onion will parody Infowars.
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