The Texas Third Court of Appeals late Wednesday approved conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s appeal to pause the satirical outlet The Onion from taking over Infowars. The court stayed the turnover order after The Onion reached a deal for a takeover last week. The next hearing on the matter is set for May 28. The appeals… Source link
Nevertheless, Collins and The Onion continued their fight. Most recently, they attempted to enter a leasing situation with the far-right media company, where, for $81,000 a month, they would license the infowars.com domain and brand name, as well as any associated intellectual property. After six months, they would have the option to renew the deal. But unfortunately for The Onion, the Texas court system has once again prevented that plan from coming to fruition. If and when they do finally get their hands on Infowars, The Onion won’t waste any time revamping it. “We intend on flipping it over right away,” said Collins. “We got a bunch of bullshit ready to go. It’s really stupid. Everything that we have planned is very, very dumb. So I hope people get excited for that.” Days before the ruling, Collins’s excitement was palpable. “Frankly, the newspaper is doing so well that we need to give them more space to show that off,” he said. “Not every media merger and acquisition has to be the worst news you’ve ever …
In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars.’ Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now in the hands of the state’s highest court. But meanwhile, Jones says he is still being forced to leave his Infowars studio, and plans to move to a new one Thursday night and rebuild under new ownership. The Onion had hoped a deal would be approved by a lower court judge Thursday, letting it license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself. Proceeds would have gone to the Sandy Hook families who won more than $1.3 billion in a defamation case against Jones, after he spread lies that the 2012 elementary school shooting never happened and the grieving parents were just actors. The families, who …
Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones melted down on social media on Tuesday, after learning that his right-wing conspiracist media company Infowars will be acquired by satirical news site The Onion. “They’re in deep s**t,” Jones said in a video shared to X in which he appears shirtless. “Just because you’re wearing my shirt, don’t mean you’re me.” Shirtless Alex Jones Jumps in to Explain the TRUTH About the Deceivers at THE ONION: “They’re In Deep Sh*t… Just Because You’re Wearing My Shirt, Don’t Mean You’re Me!”@HarrisonHSmith 🔴WATCH LIVE NOW NOW NOW NOW!👇https://t.co/qwRESE12vh pic.twitter.com/BjaVKk7OQq — INFOWARS (@infowars) April 20, 2026 Jones said in a separate video that he plans to “file a whole bunch of actions against” the deal, which will still need to be approved by a judge in Texas. Jones claimed, without evidence, that President Donald Trump “publicly supports” the deal. “Trump has now openly joined forces with the Democratic Party to shut down Info Wars,” Jones claimed. “I am being punished for exposing the Epstein files.” Onion CEO Ben Collins …
In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen showing a satirical story titled “Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’” on Nov. 14, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The satirical website The Onion has a new deal to take over Infowars, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ far-right media company. If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would take away his Infowars microphone and allow The Onion to resume its plans to turn the website into a parody of itself. Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who sued Jones for defamation, want the sale to happen. They’re still waiting to collect on the nearly $1.3 billion judgment they won against Jones for spreading lies that they faked the deaths of their children to boost support for gun control. That prompted Jones’ followers to harass and threaten the families for years. The families are also eager to take away Jones’ platform for spewing such conspiracy theories. The …
