The Onion is pursuing a court-backed deal to take control of the platform\u2019s brand and operations<\/p>\n
The Onion is seeking to take temporary control of Alex Jones\u2019 Infowars and transform it into what its executives describe as a parody version of the conspiracy platform itself, under a new court-backed proposal tied to the broadcaster\u2019s Sandy Hook defamation liabilities.
\nThe plan, submitted in Texas state court, would give Global Tetrahedron, the parent company of The Onion, a six-month lease over Infowars\u2019 intellectual property and operations at $81,000 per month, with an option to extend the arrangement for another six months. The proposal has backing from the court-appointed receiver and lawyers for the Sandy Hook families, but it still requires final judicial approval.
\nThe Onion wants to repurpose the Infowars website and social media accounts for satirical content, while Ben Collins, the outlet\u2019s chief executive, said the goal is to build it into a broader comedy platform. Comedian Tim Heidecker is expected to serve as creative director if the deal goes ahead.<\/p>\n
Shirtless Alex Jones Jumps in to Explain the TRUTH About the Deceivers at THE ONION: \u201cThey\u2019re In Deep Sh*t… Just Because You\u2019re Wearing My Shirt, Don\u2019t Mean You\u2019re Me!\u201d@HarrisonHSmith\ud83d\udd34WATCH LIVE NOW NOW NOW NOW!\ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/qwRESE12vh pic.twitter.com\/BjaVKk7OQq\u2014 INFOWARS (@infowars) April 20, 2026 <\/p>\n
Jones has pushed back on the plan, accusing the Onion of trying to\u00a0\u201cmisrepresent\u201d\u00a0Infowars and confuse viewers by presenting itself as the real outlet under the guise of parody.\u00a0He argued that parody did not entitle anyone to take over another platform\u2019s identity, said his team had \u201calready checked with lawyers,\u201d and claimed he was already pursuing legal action against what he described as politically aligned law firms.
\nJones insisted that even if he lost control of Infowars\u2019 current site or studio, he and his team would continue broadcasting elsewhere through what he described as an expanded \u201cAlex Jones Network\u201d and new websites already being prepared.<\/p>\n
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Judge blocks InfoWars auction sale<\/p>\n
The move marks a renewed attempt by The Onion to acquire control over Infowars after a bankruptcy judge blocked its earlier winning auction bid in December 2024, leaving Jones in possession of the platform for the time being.
\nJones\u2019 media company, Free Speech Systems, entered bankruptcy proceedings as he faced more than $1 billion in defamation judgments stemming from his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The US Supreme Court later declined to hear his appeal, leaving the roughly $1.4 billion judgment in place.
\nA hearing on the latest licensing arrangement is reportedly set for April 30 in Travis County, Texas, and Jones could still appeal any adverse ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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