Satire publication The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

14 Nov 2024, 16:12 by Doug Cunningham · UPI

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Onion bought Infowars, the Alex Jones right-wing conspiracy theory website, in a bankruptcy auction confirmed Thursday by Jones.

Proceeds from the sale will go to pay down a $1.5 billion defamation verdict against Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories that claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook mass elementary school shooting was faked.