The Onion’s Infowars Bid Gets Blocked

The Onion’s Infowars Bid Gets Blocked

A Texas bankruptcy judge blocked The Onion’s bid to purchase Infowars Tuesday, leaving the future of the infamous conspiracy site uncertain—and reigniting the national debate around founder Alex Jones’s accountability. In his ruling against The Onion, the satirical news site that had planned to turn Infowars into a parody after winning the site at auction … Read more

[Watch] Alex Jones Vows To Challenge ‘The Onion’ After It Buys ‘Infowars’ With The Help Of Sandy Hook Families

[Watch] Alex Jones Vows To Challenge ‘The Onion’ After It Buys ‘Infowars’ With The Help Of Sandy Hook Families

The satirical news outlet The Onion has successfully acquired Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, with financial backing from families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims. This acquisition represents a significant victory for the families, who have sought justice against Jones for years, following his widely publicised false claims that the 2012 shooting was … Read more

Alex Jones Makes Low-Ball Offer to Sandy Hook Families: $55 Million Over A Decade

Alex Jones Makes Low-Ball Offer to Sandy Hook Families:  Million Over A Decade

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is proposing to pay pennies on the dollar—just 4%—of the $1.4 billion owed to the Sandy Hook families who successfully sued him for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress after he repeatedly claimed the 2012 Newtown school massacre was a hoax using “crisis actors” to boost gun control legislation. The … Read more