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Onion's Infowars 'Grudge' Being Turned Into Comedy

Parody version of site to debut Thursday, hawking a penis flattening device

(Newser) - The satirical news site the Onion isn't waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones' conspiracy platform. More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, the Onion on Thursday will debut a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of...

SCOTUS to Hear Major Second Amendment Case

Court agrees to hear challenges to AR-15 bans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is stepping directly into the fight over bans on AR-15-style rifles. On Tuesday, the justices agreed to hear challenges to assault-style weapons restrictions in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, setting up a major Second Amendment clash in the term that begins in October, NBC News reports. Both...

The Onion, 'Tired of Waiting Around,' Sets Date for Infowars Reboot

They're paying $100K to Sandy Hook families despite takeover being stuck in legal limbo

(Newser) - The Onion says it's tired of waiting for the case to make its way through the courts and will relaunch its version of Alex Jones' old megaphone within weeks. The Onion says it will reboot InfoWars on its own channels July 2 as a comedy and culture platform, turning...

Alex Jones-Infowars-Onion Battle Takes Another Turn

Appeals court grants emergency stay for conspiracy theorist to halt satire site's takeover of Infowars

(Newser) - A satirical site's coup of Alex Jones' media empire is on pause, at least for now. NPR reports that a Texas appeals court on Wednesday granted the conservative conspiracy theorist's emergency bid to temporarily halt a deal that would let the Onion license the Infowars name and repackage...

'Infowars Is Ours,' Onion Says in Sandy Hook Deal
Onion Says 'Infowars Is Ours'
Apr 20, 2026 5:15 PM CDT

Onion Says 'Infowars Is Ours'

Satirical outlet plans rebranding to pay Sandy Hook families

(Newser) - Alex Jones' conspiracy empire may soon be under new management—with a completely different approach to the day's news. Satirical outlet the Onion says it has struck a deal to take over InfoWars in an arrangement designed to start providing money to the families of Sandy Hook victims, who...

Alex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Halt $1.5B Sandy Hook Ruling
Supreme Court
to Alex Jones: Nope
UPDATED
Oct 14, 2025 11:10 AM CDT

Supreme Court to Alex Jones: Nope

SCOTUS declines his bid to save Infowars from the Onion without comment

(Newser) - Alex Jones' appeal to the highest court in the land didn't get far: As NBC News reports, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Infowars founder's appeal to block a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him, clearing the way for the sale of his site to the...

Alex Jones Wants to Take Sandy Hook Fight to SCOTUS

Conspiracy theorist has asked Supreme Court to hear his appeal in $1.4B judgment

(Newser) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the US Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host is arguing that the...

Judge Blocks Sandy Hook Families' Settlement Deal

Christopher Lopez says he doesn't have authority to carve up Infowars assets for victims' families

(Newser) - Sandy Hook families will have to wait a little longer to recoup anything from Alex Jones. On Wednesday, a federal bankruptcy judge froze a settlement deal between families who say the conspiracy theorist spewed false claims regarding the 2012 mass shooting at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, per Reuters...

Company Linked to Alex Jones Doubles Offer to Buy Infowars

It initially lost to the Onion , but that sale was later voided

(Newser) - A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms, more than double what it proposed when it lost to the Onion satirical news outlet in a bankruptcy auction that was later voided by a judge , a lawyer in the case...

The Onion's Bid to Buy Infowars Is Rejected

Bankruptcy judge sends the matter back to court-appointed trustee who ran the auction

(Newser) - The Onion's bid to purchase Alex Jones' Infowars experienced a big setback late Tuesday. A bankruptcy judge rejected the bid from the satirical news website's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, ruling that the company had actually not submitted the highest bid for the far-right radio host's conspiracy-theory-heavy website,...

Alex Jones Sues to Block Onion's Purchase of Infowars

Right-wing conspiracy theorist files a lawsuit to block the sale

(Newser) - Alex Jones is asking a court to block the Onion 's purchase of Infowars , the right-wing conspiracy site Jones was forced to auction off as part of his bankruptcy proceedings related to the $1.5 billion he owes Sandy Hook families who sued him for defamation over long-running insistence...

Not the Onion: Infowars Has Sold to the Onion
The Onion
Just Bought
Alex Jones'
Infowars
updated
Nov 14, 2024 4:43 PM CST

The Onion Just Bought Alex Jones' Infowars

Judge orders hearing into satire site's deal to buy right-wing conspiracy site in bankruptcy auction

(Newser) - In what reads like a headline you might read at the Onion, Alex Jones' Infowars, a right-wing conspiracy-and-vitamin-hawking site, has been sold in bankruptcy proceedings to, well, the Onion. Jones isn't taking the not-fake news well, posting on X that "I just got word 15 minutes ago that...

A Sandy Hook Dad Finally Makes Peace With His Decision

Robbie Parker, father of Emilie Parker, 6, speaks about press conference just 24 hours after shooting

(Newser) - While bidders prepare to bid on Alex Jones' Infowars, one of the people targeted by the right-wing conspiracy theorist—Robbie Parker, dad of Emilie Parker, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre at the age of 6—is preparing to release a book on the matter in December,...

Alex Jones' Infowars to Be Sold Off Piece by Piece

Though conspiracy theorist says he will continue his talk show

(Newser) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a...

Ronda Rousey Is Very Sorry for Sharing Conspiracy Video

She says reposting Sandy Hook video on Twitter 11 years ago was her 'most regrettable decision'

(Newser) - Wrestler and former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey has offered a profuse apology for what she says was "the single most regrettable decision" of her life. In a post on X Friday, Rousey apologized for sharing a Sandy Hook conspiracy video on what was then Twitter more than 11 years...

Bankruptcy Trustee Plans to Shut Down Alex Jones' Infowars

Trustee discloses plan in new court filing

(Newser) - A US bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments Jones owes for repeatedly calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, the AP reports. In an...

Alex Jones: 'Infowars Is a Sinking Ship'

Sandy Hook families are also now going after the conspiracy theorist's social media accounts

(Newser) - Alex Jones has ceased fighting the liquidation of his assets to pay Sandy Hook families after he spread conspiracy theories about the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 26. Included in that liquidation is Jones' stake in his Infowars web program, but the families are now going after...

Alex Jones Decides to Stop Fighting Asset Liquidation

Sandy Hook families might finally see some cash

(Newser) - The Sandy Hook families to whom Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion might finally see some cash soon. CNN reports that the conspiracy theorist, "facing mounting legal pressure" from the families of the school massacre victims, has agreed to liquidate his personal assets. Jones has asked a judge...

Report: Aaron Rodgers Spews Sandy Hook Conspiracies
Report: Aaron Rodgers
Is a Sandy Hook Truther
updated
Mar 14, 2024 6:30 PM CDT

Report: Aaron Rodgers Is a Sandy Hook Truther

CNN journalist describes conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential running mate

(Newser) - This file has been updated with Rodgers' comment. One of two leading contenders for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, could provide a boost to the long-shot presidential bid. Or he could do the opposite, as CNN reports that Rodgers has "...

Sandy Hook Families Vote to Liquidate Alex Jones' Assets

Liquidation plan, requiring judge approval, favored over offer of $55M over 10 years

(Newser) - The families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting have rejected Alex Jones' offer to pay them $55 million over 10 years. The families, who won $1.5 billion in defamation damages against the bankrupted Infowars host, have instead voted in favor of liquidating Jones' assets as...

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