Who is S.F. tech exec Jeff Lawson, owner of the Onion and, maybe, Infowars?
Stand by for the funniest news you’ve ever heard in your entire life,” Onion CEO Ben Collins wrote, in a social media post shortly before the news broke. But there’s a second punchline: The Onion, and now Infowars,
Jeff Lawson’s The Onion Buys Conspiracy Theory Website Infowars
The Onion, the venerable satirical media company purchased by Twilio founder Jeff Lawson last spring , is buying Infowars, the website formerly owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The Onion plans to relaunch Infowars in January as a parody site that lampoons figures like Jones.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy: From Infowars to Parody
The Onion successfully bids for Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, amidst Alex Jones' $1.5 billion debt to Sandy Hook victims' families. Learn about the future plans for Infowars as The Onion gears up for a relaunch in January 2025!
Satirical Site The Onion Wins Bidding For Alex Jones’ InfoWars Assets
The satirical news site The Onion has won the bidding for the assets of Alex Jones‘ InfoWars, which he has been forced to sell off after a defamation judgment in favor of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting massacre.
Why did The Onion buy Infowars? What we know about the purchase of Alex Jones’ media company
The Onion, a satirical news site started in 1988, has purchased Alex Jones' Infowars business out of bankruptcy.
The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical news company plans to shutter Jones’ Infowars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
In A Hilarious Turn of Events, The Onion Now Owns Alex Jones' Infowars
Best known for claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting never occurred, Jones has a long history of promoting anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories as well.
Congratulations to The Onion, proud new owners of InfoWars
This morning, the Associated Press reports that The Onion, the erstwhile sister site of The A.V. Club, has purchased InfoWars. Jones confirmed the news himself in a video posted to Twitter (X), suggesting that the satirical news site had worked with Connecticut Democrats and gesturing vaguely at some conspiratorial elements of the sale.
The Onion Buys Infowars in Bankruptcy Auction
Infowars, Alex Jones' bankrupt far-right conspiracy theory outlet, has a new owner: satirical news site The Onion.
Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars
The bylined author of the Infowars article, Bryce P. Tetraeder, doesn't actually exist. And the Onion doesn't plan to invest ...
The Onion Wins Auction to Take Over InfoWars
For once, the “funniest possible outcome” is not an exaggeration. The Onion, the satirical news website that started as a ...