The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

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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.

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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 …

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No joke: the Onion parody website buys Alex Jones’ Infowars out of bankruptcy - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

NEW YORK — Like a headline lifted from the Onion, the parody news website is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars in a bankruptcy auction.

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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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American satire publication The Onion buys conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction

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

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No joke: the Onion parody website buys Alex Jones’ Infowars out of bankruptcy

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Like a headline lifted from the Onion, the parody news website is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars in a bankruptcy auction.