The Onion CEO explains Infowars purchase amid Alex Jones’s claims about auction
The Onion CEO Ben Collins confirmed that the publication purchased Alex Jones’s Infowars outlet in a Saturday series of posts on the social media platform Bluesky amid Jones’s claims of wrongdoing and illegal activity.
Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is being asked to disqualify a winning bid made by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars.
Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it
The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families. It's paused after a bankruptcy judge expressed concerns.
Judge Halts the Onion’s Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process
The Onion's winning bid for the assets of Alex Jones' bankrupt conspiracy-theory site Infowars is under further review.
What happens next in The Onion’s effort to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga.
The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones’s Infowars Site
The Onion, a satirical news publication, said it is buying the right-wing conspiracy website Infowars.The Onion said Thursday that its winning bid has the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre,
Not a Joke: ‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones’s InfoWars Site
The satirical publication acquired the extreme-right, Sandy Hook-denying InfoWars during an auction of Jones’s assets, and will use it to parody its sanity-challenged conspiracy claims.
Judge pauses the Onion’s takeover of Infowars over auction concerns
The Onion had the winning bid in the Infowars bankruptcy auction. A judge said the sale is on hold while he reviews the bidding process.
Judge to review The Onion’s bid to buy Infowars
The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers raised concerns about how the auction was conducted.
In an outcome beyond parody, a bankruptcy judge puts The Onion’s Infowars purchase on hold
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,
Judge Blocks The Onion Bid for Alex Jones’s InfoWars to Review Bankruptcy Auction
A federal bankruptcy judge put The Onion‘s winning bid for Alex Jones’s InfoWars media platform on pause to further review the bankruptcy-auction process after Jones and his lawyers claimed the auction was improperly conducted.
Judge Ben Collins identify man found dead Saturday morning, no foul play is suspected
Beaumont Police have identified a man's body found behind a former gas station along Interstate 10 in Beaumont on Saturday.
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The Onion CEO: "Previous InfoWars Folks Aren't Taking It Well"
The Onion CEO Ben Collins addressed the upcoming hearing over its purchase of InfoWars and how Alex Jones and his crew aren't taking it well.
Here’s Why The Onion Really Bought InfoWars
The origin of a hilarious joke. The post Here’s Why The Onion Really Bought InfoWars appeared first on Mandatory.
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The Onion CEO reveals why he bought Alex Jones' Infowars and says he's 'confident' deal will go through
We thought it'd be the funniest joke of all time, basically,' Ben Collins told Good Morning America. 'Infowars is a clearing house for lies and nonsense in a bad way. The garbage they put out ...
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Who is S.F. tech exec Jeff Lawson, owner of the Onion and, maybe, Infowars?
It’s the Onion’s biggest joke yet: on Thursday, the satirical news magazine announced that it had won an auction to buy ...