The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase
Summary
The Onion plans to lease the Infowars website, owned by Alex Jones, after a Texas judge blocked an earlier attempt to buy it. The Onion wants to turn Infowars into a parody site under a court-approved lease, while a judge reviews the deal amid ongoing lawsuits.Key Facts
- The Onion, a satirical website, aims to lease Infowars for $81,000 a month for six months, with an option to renew for another six months.
- Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, declared bankruptcy in 2022 after a $1.4 billion defamation judgment related to false claims about the Sandy Hook shooting.
- The leasing deal must be approved by Texas judge Maya Guerra Gamble, who previously blocked the sale due to concerns about offer value.
- The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, is involved in the lease agreement.
- Comedian Tim Heidecker will become Infowars’ creative director and plans to parody Alex Jones’s style.
- The Onion’s goal is to reduce the harmful influence Jones has through Infowars by changing the site’s content.
- Alex Jones still operates Infowars and hosts his show during the legal process.
- A lawyer for the Sandy Hook families supports the deal as a way to weaken Jones’s harmful impact.
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