The sale of InfoWars, Alex Jones' right-wing conspiracy site, to The Onion could be held up in court after a judge questioned the transparency of the auction process Thursday.

The Onion homepage is displayed on a computer screen, showing a story titled "Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘Infowars’ ", on November 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California.

Infowars Acquired by The Onion, Will Become a Parody of Itself Jones continued to broadcast Thursday morning and said he would do so until he gets a “court order” to stop.

The Onion plans to relaunch Infowars in January 2025 as a parody of itself that mocks “weird internet personalities” like Jones, Ben Collins, CEO of Global Tetrahedron and former NBC News ...

The loved ones of Sandy Hook shooting victims sued Infowars founder Alex Jones and won. A judge ordered Jones to sell off his assets -- allowing the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy his website.

The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with Jones. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez's decision means Jones can stay at Infowars in Austin, Texas.

(This story has been updated to add new information.) Satire publication The Onion is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media platform, which was put up for auction by court order to ...

The Onion's intent was to "end Infowars' relentless barrage of disinformation" and replace it with their brand of satire to skewer Jones' brand of conspiracy mongering.

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, shown here in 2020, railed this week against the purchase of his Infowars site by the Onion, a satirical website.