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For Sale Apr 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM

The Onion Cuts a New Deal to Take Over Infowars

Posted by Miles_the_AuDHDer

The Onion Cuts a New Deal to Take Over Infowars
The Hollywood Reporter
The Onion Cuts a New Deal to Take Over Infowars
The Alex Jones-founded outlet had been in receivership after the families of Sandy Hook victims successfully sued it into bankruptcy. Now it may be reborn, with comedian Tim Heidecker involved.
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Tomusina Apr 24, 2026 +46
I f****** love this so much. The Onion still on fire. F*** Alex Jones. So good.
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CrowsInTheNose Apr 24, 2026 +15
He's not going anywhere. He already set up shell companies and has a back up studio. Not sure what the onion has going on but apparently the rent on his old studio is 7k a month. But this plus Trump disowning him might be enough for him to no longer be relevant.
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esmifra Apr 24, 2026 +10
The onion should do something like the Colbert report but for infowars, portraying a dude that is a maghat but that shows how fucked up the whole rhetoric really is.
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EjaculatingNarwhal Apr 24, 2026 +11
Tbh I think that's what Tim Heideker seems intent on doing
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PolicyNonk Apr 24, 2026 +5
Alex Jones cannot be parodied as he is a parody of himself already. Even the most scathing satire will make him seem sane. Edit: Jones claims to be fighting the literal Christian devil and that God presented him with prophecies of how the universe works over a chicken fried steak. And that these revelations are confirmed by God because Jones can wake up in the middle of the night and know exactly what time it is. How can you parody this?
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iconboy Apr 25, 2026 +1
I think you just described Alex Jones' show lol
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Wise-Locksmith-6438 Apr 24, 2026 +36
The Onion needs to do the same to the Daily Wire
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elonmuskkicksdogs Apr 24, 2026 +9
F*** that, Daily Beast.
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throw_every_away Apr 24, 2026 +10
I mean the daily beast is annoying, but I don’t think it’s even close to being on the same level as infowars. Clickbait is not as bad as claiming sandy hook didn’t happen or any of the other batshit crazy stuff that comes out of infowars, imo
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Bobsothethird Apr 24, 2026 +11
I hope Tim Heidecker incorporates Infowars into the OnCinema universe. I'm a real infohead
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walker3342 Apr 24, 2026 +4
LaRue is on it.
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charliegav Apr 24, 2026 +2
He already said he won’t I believe. It’s cleaner that way tbh
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Bobsothethird Apr 24, 2026 +3
The entire website should just be doodledots
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mrdude05 Apr 24, 2026 +11
This is good news, but I think it's important to keep two things in mind. The first thing is that the sale hasn't been finalized, and it still needs to go through the same court that struck down their initial deal to buy infowars. This one is a lot more likely to succeed because the circumstances have changed, but it's not set in stone. The other thing is that this isn't going to take Alex Jones off the air. After the courts failed to hold him accountable 2 years ago he spent a bunch of time moving his assets and revenue streams around to shield them from the judgment. He has also spent that time preparing it to jump ship to a new network that he technically doesn't own and thus can't be seized by the courts. This is a big black eye for Jones, his brand is going to be seriously harmed by losing infowars, and he's going to spend the rest of his life living in the shadow of the Sandy Hook case, but this is far from the end for him
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FlexFanatic Apr 24, 2026 +3
I’ll believe this when it’s approved by a judge. This dude has not really faced any accountability and has been allowed to game to courts so he does not pay anything to the victims
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NrvusRaccoon Apr 24, 2026 +2
Before you know it he will be President
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Iconclast1 Apr 24, 2026 +4
I would say that is the WORST thing to happen to ALEX JONES but i realize maybe it would be worse if it was taken over by LIBERAL GAYS maybe theyll have BLUE HAIRED LIBERAL GAYS do all the characters just to hurt Alex Jones feelings
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O-parker Apr 24, 2026 +1
Seems format and credibility won’t be changing …well maybe improvement 🤷
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Myko475 Apr 24, 2026 +1
lol make that shit a joke! Good for you The Onion.
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Background-Jury-1914 Apr 24, 2026 -9
Would have been thrilling in 2019
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BadMuthaSchmucka Apr 24, 2026 -25
The Onion has gone to shit unfortunately.
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itsdoodooobabyy Apr 24, 2026 +8
Fake news everywhere!
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frododrogo Apr 24, 2026 +4
Here comes Mr. Opinion, busting through like the Kool Aid Man!
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