Updated April 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now in the hands of the state's highest court. But meanwhile, Jones says he is still being forced to leave his Infowars studio, and plans to move to a new one Thursday night and rebuild under new ownership. The Onion had hoped a deal would be approved by a lower court judge Thursday, letting it license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself. Proceeds would have gone to the Sandy Hook families who won more than $1.3 billion in a defamation case against Jones, after he spread lies that the 2012 elementary school shooting never happened and the grieving parents were just actors.
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The Onion's bid to take over Infowars has moved to the Texas Supreme Court, where it will be decided whether The Onion can license the Infowars brand name and mock the show. The move is part of a larger effort to hold Infowars owner Alex Jones accountable for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. If The Onion succeeds, proceeds from the Infowars brand will go to the Sandy
newspaper Read articleUpdated April 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now in the hands of the state's highest court. But meanwhile, Jones says he is still being forced to leave his Infowars studio, and plans to move to a new one Thursday night and rebuild under new ownership. The Onion had hoped a deal would be approved by a lower court judge Thursday, letting it license the In
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The Onion's bid to take over Infowars has moved to the Texas Supreme Court, where it will be decided whether The Onion can license the Infowars brand name and mock the show. The move is part of a larger effort to hold Infowars owner Alex Jones accountable for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. If The Onion succeeds, proceeds from the Infowars brand will go to the Sandy Hook families who won a $1.3 billion defamation case against Jones.
Updated April 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex …
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