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The Onion's Potential Return to Infowars: A New Twist in the Saga
After a series of legal twists and turns, The Onion's chance to acquire Infowars has been reopened following a recent Texas court ruling. The state court's decision marks a new development in the long-running saga, but it does not guarantee an immediate reacquisition for The Onion.
In late 2024, The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, initially won an auction to buy Infowars' intellectual property assets. However, a federal bankruptcy court judge in December 2024 blocked the sale, allowing Alex Jones to retain temporary control [1][2][3].
Fast forward to August 13, 2025, when a Texas state judge ordered all Infowars assets to be turned over to a court-appointed receiver. The receiver now controls the assets, studios, and websites, with the power to change locks and sell assets under court supervision [4].
The Onion's CEO has expressed continued interest in acquiring the assets to relaunch Infowars as satire. However, the prior federal bankruptcy court’s sale was invalidated, so they must work through the receiver appointed by the state court [1][2][4].
A recent August 23, 2025 ruling allows the sale of Infowars by Alex Jones to facilitate payment to the Sandy Hook families who won lawsuits against him [5]. This means that The Onion may be able to bid to acquire the assets again through the new receiver’s sale process ordered by the Texas state court.
The sale must comply with the latest court orders and go through the receiver, making reacquisition possible but not guaranteed or immediate [1][4][5].
Notably, The Onion's original plan was to end Infowars' disinformation and replace it with humor. Alex Jones, who spent years peddling false claims that the Sandy Hook massacre was staged and that the grieving parents were crisis actors, was found guilty of defamation in a 2022 case [6]. His followers harassed the families for years due to these false claims, and the families won a $1.3 billion defamation case against Jones [7].
Mark Bankston, another attorney for the families, expressed relief that the court has placed Infowars' parent company into receivership, a step that will finally hold Alex Jones accountable for his monstrously cruel harassment [8]. Chris Mattei, an attorney for the Connecticut families, stated that the receiver's actions will bring them closer to achieving their goal of holding Alex Jones accountable for years of harm [9].
As the sale process unfolds, it remains to be seen whether The Onion will successfully reacquire Infowars and transform it into a parody of itself.
[1] The Onion's Bid for Infowars Halted by Federal Judge
[2] The Onion's Bid for Infowars: What Happened and What's Next
[3] Infowars Remains Under Alex Jones' Control After Federal Court Blocks Sale to The Onion
[4] Texas Judge Orders Infowars Assets to Be Turned Over to a Court-Appointed Receiver
[5] Court Allows Sale of Infowars to Facilitate Payment to Sandy Hook Families
[6] Alex Jones Found Guilty of Defamation for Peddling False Claims about Sandy Hook
[7] Sandy Hook Families Win $1.3 Billion Defamation Case Against Alex Jones
[8] Attorney for Sandy Hook Families Relieved by Court's Decision to Place Infowars in Receivership
[9] Attorney for Connecticut Families Optimistic about Receiver's Actions
- The tech world watches as The Onion's potential acquisition of Infowars continues, with the latest court ruling opening a new chapter in the saga.
- Despite winning the initial auction in late 2024, The Onion's acquisition of Infowars' assets is not guaranteed, given the invalidation of the prior federal bankruptcy court’s sale.
- In the realm of finance and business, the future of Infowars is uncertain, with the receiver appointed by the Texas state court now controlling the assets for potential sale.
- As political tensions rise in the general news, the sale of Infowars, long known for spreading misinformation, could have significant implications for war-and-conflicts, politics, and crime-and-justice discourse.
- As The Onion expresses interest in turning Infowars into a satire platform, the proceedings and the resulting sale will be closely followed by online technology and gizmodo enthusiasts.
