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The Onion reaches deal to take over InfoWars

Rob Beschizza
Apr 21, 2026
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Alex Jones on Infowars

After Alex Jones declared bankruptcy to avoid paying the Sandy Hook parents defamed by his lies, InfoWars ended up on the block. When the auction was won by satirical news site The Onion, backed by many of the parents, a judge intervened to stop that happening. The Onion has now struck a deal with InfoWars’ court-appointed overseer…

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