The Onion Reaches Deal to Relaunch Alex Jones’ Infowars as Parody Site
“This is the culmination of a two-year-long effort to get some justice for the Sandy Hook families,” The Onion CEO Ben Collins says
Read MoreThe Onion Cuts a New Deal to Take Over Infowars
The Alex Jones-founded outlet had been in receivership after the families of Sandy Hook victims successfully sued it into bankruptcy. Now it may be reborn, with comedian Tim Heidecker involved.
Read MoreThe Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase
The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platformSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSatirical website the Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones’s misinformation site Infowars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by…
Read MoreThe Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones’ Infowars, Plans to Relaunch It as Parody of Itself
Satire site the Onion says that it has — after 17 months legal wrangling — successfully landed a deal allowing it take over Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy-fueled site run by Alex Jones. Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion, confirmed to Variety details of the company’s new plan to assume control of Infowars under a deal…
Read MoreThe Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.
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