Yesterday we learned that The Onion, renowned for its satirical take on current events, had acquired Infowars, the controversial platform founded by Alex Jones. 

This acquisition, announced on November 14, 2024, follows a bankruptcy auction aimed at compensating the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, to whom Jones owes over $1 billion in defamation judgments for his false claims about the 2012 tragedy.

The Onion’s CEO, Ben Collins, expressed the company’s intention to transform Infowars from a hub of disinformation into a platform for humor and satire. In a press release, Collins stated, “We plan to end Infowars’ relentless barrage of disinformation for the sake of selling supplements and replace it with The Onion’s relentless barrage of humor for good.”

Alex Jones responded to the sale with defiance. In a live broadcast, he announced that his show was being shut down and vowed to challenge the sale and auction process in court. 

Well, today it appeared that Jones has succeeded. After going offline for 24 hours, today Info Wars is back online and under the control of Jones.

Source: https://www.infowars.com/

It seems fitting that 2024 would close out with a battle for information supremacy between The Onion and Info Wars. More to come.