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In an outcome beyond parody, a bankruptcy judge puts The Onion’s Infowars purchase on hold
17 Nov

In an outcome beyond parody, a bankruptcy judge puts The Onion’s Infowars purchase on hold

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When reality becomes stranger than satire, maybe the satirists can teach us something. Or, maybe the last laugh will be on them after all. The Onion said on Thursday that its parent company bought Infowars, the disgraced purveyor of Sandy Hook misinformation and vendor of pseudoscience supplements. The Onion posted on Bluesky that it plans to transform the rebooted Infowars into “a very funny, very stupid website.” However, the Texas judge overseeing the bankruptcy sale temporarily halted the takeover, citing concerns about the auction process. A review hearing will be scheduled for next week.The Onion said it received the blessing…
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The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
16 Nov

The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says

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After a judge on Thursday ordered an evidentiary hearing into The Onion's winning bid to purchase Infowars, Alex Jones’ site resumed operations and claimed the sale has been blocked. But Onion CEO Ben Collins countered this in an update posted on Bluesky and X on Saturday, writing, “We left the hearing with clear next steps to complete the sale.” According to Collins, a court date has been set for a week from Monday, when the process is expected to be completed, and Infowars asked for permission to continue publishing in the meantime. “The long and short of it: We won…
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