"The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy"

[The Bread Guy]

No, this is NOT an Onion article ....

The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy

The satirical news site intends to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. But the court overseeing the bankruptcy put a hold on the sale pending a hearing next week.

www.nytimes.com

The Onion buys conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

Satirical news outlet purchases media platform run by Alex Jones at a court-ordered auction

www.theguardian.com

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was conducted.

apnews.com

... although "The Onion" is carrying a bit of a "here's why" piece

Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of...

theonion.com

 

[dapaterson]

I'm just disappointed it wasn't Cards Against Humanity.

 

[Remius]

Good.

 

[brihard]

No, this is NOT an Onion article ....

The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy

The satirical news site intends to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. But the court overseeing the bankruptcy put a hold on the sale pending a hearing next week.

www.nytimes.com

The Onion buys conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

Satirical news outlet purchases media platform run by Alex Jones at a court-ordered auction

www.theguardian.com

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was conducted.

apnews.com

... although "The Onion" is carrying a bit of a "here's why" piece

Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of...

theonion.com

This. Is. AMAZING! That’s just ridiculously funny.

 

[medicineman]

 

[brihard]

This angle makes sense:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1857134140333908074

 

[Remius]

This angle makes sense:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1857134140333908074

This just gets better and better lol

 

[OldSolduer]

This just gets better and better lol

It writes itself doesn’t it?

 

[The Bread Guy]

TX bankruptcy judge: not so fast, Onion ....

Judge Blocks Onion’s Acquisition of Infowars Assets, Saying ‘I Don’t Think It’s Enough Money’

A judge rejected the Onion's bid to acquire the assets of Infowars, saying the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims deserved more money.

variety.com

US judge halts Onion takeover of Infowars in Alex Jones bankruptcy

Court rejects far-right shock jock’s claim of ‘collusion’ but finds that trustee should have got more money from parody site or Jones-affiliated bidder

www.theguardian.com

Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion

The Onion says it will "continue to seek a path towards purchasing InfoWars in the coming weeks."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones's Infowars rejected by judge

Judge Christopher Lopez ruled that an auction for Infowars did not result in the best bids possible.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[dapaterson]

So there's still a chance for Cards Against Humanity to buy it?