The Onion Acquires Infowars, Sparking Media Transparency Debate
TL;DR
A bankruptcy judge expressed concerns over the transparency of the sale process in which The Onion, a satirical news site, won an auction for Alex Jones' Infowars website. Judge Christopher M. Lopez plans to hold a hearing next week to address these concerns and potentially approve the sale.
- Angry Judge Questions Transparency of Onion Bid for Infowars Bloomberg
- The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy The New York Times
- Alex Jones lost Infowars but succeeded in ushering in a new era of right-wing media NBC News
- The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assets CNN
- The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones’s Infowars Site The Wall Street Journal
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