The Onion announces new deal to take over Alex Jones’s Infowars

An article summarized by Newsweek:

The Onion has reached a deal to take control of Infowars, the controversial site founded by Alex Jones, as part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. The agreement is backed by families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who previously won more than $1 billion in defamation judgments against Jones for falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The deal still requires approval from a Texas bankruptcy judge.

Infowars was pushed into bankruptcy after those legal rulings, opening the door for its assets to be sold or restructured. The Onion had previously attempted to acquire the platform through a bankruptcy auction, pitching it as a way to transform the conspiracy-driven site into a satirical project while compensating victims’ families, but that effort was rejected by a judge. This new agreement represents another attempt to transfer control away from Jones.

Jones has opposed efforts to strip him of Infowars, framing the situation as political targeting and continuing to broadcast while raising funds through alternative platforms. Meanwhile, The Onion says its involvement is both a business move and an effort to address the harm caused by the site. If approved, the deal could significantly reshape Infowars’ future, though legal challenges and uncertainty about its direction remain.

For the article: https://www.newsweek.com/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-11855021