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Satirical publication The Onion says it bought Alex Jones' Infowars at auction


The purchase was confirmed by The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, and conspiracy theorist Jones, who posted a video on X.

Alex Jones ordered to liquidate personal assets to pay Sandy Hook damages02:27 Satirical publication The Onion said it has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction for an undisclosed price, with the backing of the Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder. "The Connecticut families agreed to forgo a portion of their recovery to increase the overall value of The Onion's bid, enabling its success," according to the statement. In a statement on the social media site BlueSky, The Onion CEO Ben Collins said his company has plans for Infowars.

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