Infowars remains under court-appointed receivership to pay the massive $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgments against Jones.
A Texas judge must still approve the deal, but if greenlit, The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, will pay $81,000 per month to license the Infowars.com domain and brand name for an initial six months, with an option to renew, according to a report from theNew York Times.
The Onion’s CEO Ben Collins celebrated the takeover on Bluesky, writing, “With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.”
Collins said that proceeds would go toward repaying the families, while comedian Tim Heidecker, known for theAdult SwimseriesTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, was named “creative director of Infowars.”
Heidecker wasted no time announcing his plans in a video posted to Instagram and Bluesky, where he appeared in character, impersonating Jones.
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“I just thought it would be just a beautiful joke if we could take this pretty toxic, negative, destructive force of Infowars and rebrand it as this beautiful place for our creativity,” Heidecker said.
Collins echoed the mocking tone, stating the company is “excited to lie constantly for cold, hard cash, but this time in a cool way, and we’ll make sure some of it gets back to the families.”
In late 2024, the satire site won a court-mandated auction for Infowars’ parent company, with backing from Sandy Hook families.
A bankruptcy judge later rejected that bid, citing flaws in the auction process and concerns that the families deserved more money.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
