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Judge Halts the Onion’s Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process
In a statement Friday to Variety, Ben Collins, the ex-NBC News reporter who is now CEO of The Onion’s parent company, ...
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The Onion adds a new layer, buying Alex Jones’ Infowars and turning it into a parody of itself
Alex Jones himself has confirmed the news — calling The Onion “Connecticut Democrats” and declining to break kayfabe (“a ...
Satirical news outlet The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
Jones’ company was auctioned off to help pay the $1.5 billion in damages he owes the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary ...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding ...
Who is S.F. tech exec Jeff Lawson, owner of the Onion and, maybe, Infowars?
It’s the Onion’s biggest joke yet: on Thursday, the satirical news magazine announced that it had won an auction to buy ...