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Court Rejects The Onion's Bid To Buy Infowars

A federal judge rejected The Onion's $1.75 million bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars, citing shortcomings in the bankruptcy auction process and concerns about insufficient funds for Sandy Hook families.

International Business Times

The Onion’s move to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars out of bankruptcy is blocked by a federal judge

The Onion, which wants to turn Infowars’ website and social media accounts into parodies, offered $1.75 million in cash and other incentives for Infowars’ assets

The Independent UK

Auctioneers grilled over The Onion’s bankruptcy purchase of Alex Jones’ website

The sale of Infowars is part of Jones’ personal bankruptcy case, which he filed in late 2022 after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in defamation lawsuits

The Independent UK

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The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction

The Onion's bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars is back in a Texas courtroom

The Independent UK

Judge To Decide On Infowars Sale Amid Collusion Allegations

Legal battle ensues as The Onion bids for Infowars in bankruptcy auction amid conspiracy theories and defamation lawsuits.

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The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

The Onion's bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars is scheduled to return to a Texas courtroom

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's X Objects To Sale Of Infowars Accounts To The Onion, Claims Ownership Over Alex Jones's Social Media

Elon Musk's X has objected to the bankruptcy sale of Alex Jones's Infowars accounts to The Onion, citing terms of service that prevent the transfer of social media accounts without its approval.

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Elon Musk is trying to stop The Onion from taking Alex Jones and InfoWars accounts on X

The conspiracy theorist said the world’s wealthiest man would be ‘very involved’ in the legal battle

The Independent UK

Judge in Alex Jones’s bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion’s bid for Infowars

Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder

The Independent UK

Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars

A federal judge in Texas is set to hold a hearing on whether the satirical news outlet The Onion made a valid bid for the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

The Independent UK

Alex Jones sues Sandy Hook families and The Onion for ‘Frankenstein bid’ to buy Infowars

Jones claimed ‘conspiratorial negotiation’ led to losing auction for Infowars

The Independent UK

Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones' Infowars Sale Controversy

Controversy surrounds the Infowars auction as a company linked to Alex Jones challenges The Onion's bid, alleging fraud and collusion.

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Bankruptcy Judge Orders Hearing On Infowars Sale Challenge

Bankruptcy judge orders hearing on Infowars sale to The Onion amid legal dispute, with implications for media landscape.

Latin Times

Fox News Claims Satirical News Site 'The Onion' Has '4.3 Trillion Daily Readers' After Falling for Satirical Description

The Onion has long been a parody of real news outlets, consistently publishing outlandish claims

The Independent UK

How Alex Jones' Infowars wound up in the hands of The Onion

The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga

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Steve Bannon calls The Onion ‘deep state gestapo’ as he and Alex Jones watch Infowars be taken offline

The conspiracy theorist’s long-running operation was taken offline after satirical website bought it at auction

Al Jazeera

Not a parody: The Onion acquires Alex Jones’s InfoWars in auction

Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.

International Business Times

Onion CEO: We Bought Infowars Because 'People on Bluesky Told Us It Would Be Funny' -- And They Were Right

Following a defamation lawsuit resulting in far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones having to auction off Infowars, the rightwing media platform run by Jones was purchased by satirical media outlet The Onion due to feedback from users on the social media app Bluesky.

Salon

The Onion just bought Infowars

The satirical news site plans to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, targeting "weird internet personalities"

International Business Times UK

Alex Jones Vows To Challenge 'The Onion' After It Buys 'Infowars' With The Help Of Sandy Hook Families

Alex Jones has vowed to pursue legal action against satirical publication The Onion after it acquired his platform Infowars in a bankruptcy auction with the support of Sandy Hook families.

The National (Scotland)

Satirical news site buys Infowars with plan for 'very funny' project

SATIRICAL news site The Onion has purchased far-right outlet Infowars after it was forced into bankruptcy as a result of Alex Jones’s legal…

Latin Times

This Is Not The Onion: Alex Jones' Infowars Bought by The Onion and Sandy Hook Families at Bankruptcy Auction

The Onion, a satirical publication, and the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings' families bought Alex Jones's Infowars during a "competitive" auction.

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