"The Onion plans to shutter Jones' InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators." Good. I had feared some odious Musk-type billionaire would buy it and just rebrand with Jones running it again. Closing it for good is a bit of good news in an avalanche of bad. Source: NBC News The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably InfoWars, the far-right, conspiracy-minded website that served as Jones' primary online platform. Jones announced the sale on X Thursday morning. "I just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the U.S.
The Onion Acquires Infowars At Bankruptcy Auction
Ed Scarce, Crooks and Liars
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 8:00am
BING NEWS:
- The Onion's Infowars Bid Teed Up for Bankruptcy Court Scrutiny
An offer by The Onion and families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to buy right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars platform will face court scrutiny over the auction’s ...
11/19/2024 - 4:24 am | View Link - The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families
The Onion has won the bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones’ Infowars, backed by families of Sandy Hook victims, with plans to relaunch it as a satirical site aimed at conspiracy theories.
11/15/2024 - 10:39 am | View Link - ‘The Onion’ Acquires Alex Jones’ Conspiracy Theory Media Company ‘Infowars’ At A Bankruptcy Auction
"The Onion is proud to acquire Infowars, and we look forward to continuing its storied tradition of scaring the site’s users with lies until they fork over their cold, hard cash," The Onion CEO Ben ...
11/15/2024 - 10:23 am | View Link - Satire publication The Onion is buying Alex Jones' Infowars; judge to review sale
Infowars was put up for auction by court order. Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.
11/15/2024 - 2:02 am | View Link - The Onion Acquires Infowars from Alex Jones in Court-Ordered Auction
The Onion, a media outlet that publishes intentionally false stories labeled as satirical, has acquired Infowars, a media outlet that published intentionally false stories labeled as true, in a ...
11/14/2024 - 10:58 pm | View Link - More
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