Onion readies a parody takeover of Infowars, awaiting court sign-off
TL;DR
The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars for six months at $81,000 a month through its Global Tetrahedron ownership to turn the site into a parody, with Tim Heidecker as Infowars’ creative director; the deal, previously blocked by a Texas judge, now awaits Maya Guerra Gamble’s approval, while Jones continues to operate Infowars amid a $1.4 billion defamation judgment and potential appeals.
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- The Onion Reaches Deal to Relaunch Alex Jones’ Infowars as Parody Site Rolling Stone
- Satire website The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars Politico
- The Onion Moves to Seize Alex Jones’ Infowars Via Licensing Deal Bloomberg Law News
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