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The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars is in limbo as new court battles emerge
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The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars is in limbo as new court battles emerge

  • By JIM VERTUNO and DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press
  • Updated

The Onion's plan to transform Alex Jones' Infowars platforms into parody sites are in limbo again. New legal filings by Jones led a Texas appeals court to pause a proposed deal that would give the satirical news outlet control over Infowars as it faces liquidation. The brand's assets are expected to be sold off due to over $1 billion in defamation lawsuit judgments Jones owes to relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the Connecticut massacre a hoax. A judge had scheduled a hearing Thursday on whether to approve The Onion's takeover, but it was scuttled because of the appeals court ruling.

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What to know about The Onion's new effort to take over Alex Jones' Infowars

  • By JIM VERTUNO and DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press
  • Updated

The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones’ Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist. A Texas judge is set to hold a hearing Thursday on whether to approve the satirical news outlet's proposed takeover through a temporary licensing agreement. It comes amid ongoing legal fights over more than $1 billion Jones owes to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones has vowed to fight an Onion takeover. He has said he will continue broadcasting without interruption on his personal social media accounts, new websites and dozens of radio stations that air his program.