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Seems like it's still not theirs until a judge signs off on it. That sale was scuttled by a bankruptcy court. Now, The Onion has re-emerged with a new plan: li
by pogue 6mo ago
Seems like it's still not theirs until a judge signs off on it.
That sale was scuttled by a bankruptcy court. Now, The Onion has re-emerged with a new plan: licensing the website from Gregory Milligan, the court-appointed manager of the site.
On Monday, Mr. Milligan asked Maya Guerra Gamble, a judge in Texas’s Travis County District Court overseeing the disposition of Infowars, to approve that licensing agreement in a court filing. Under the terms, The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, would pay $81,000 a month to license Infowars.com and its associated intellectual property — such as its name — for an initial six months, with an option to renew for another six months.
The licensing deal has been agreed to by The Onion and the court-appointed administrator. But it is not effective until Judge Gamble approves it, and Mr. Jones could appeal any ruling. That means the fate of Infowars remains in limbo until the court rules, probably sometime in the next two weeks. Mr. Jones continues to operate Infowars.com and host its weekday program, “The Alex Jones Show.”
The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/infowars-alex-jones-the-onion.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/infowars-alex-jo...
- shagie 6mo agoUnlocked link for the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/infowars-alex-jones-the-onion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.Urwu.vyh1c_y6zmvm&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/infowars-alex-jo...
- pityJuke 6mo agoI’m surprised they’ve said it so confidently given how it completely collapsed last time…
- kstrauser 6mo agoI think it's a good PR move. "Hey, look at how reasonable we've been in spite of the legal craziness. We've put money on the table and are moving forward with a plan that benefits everyone." Now anyone who blocks the plan will be seen as the problem.
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- anon84873628 6mo agoWell, that's an example of exactly the type of media outlet they're trying to create!
- michaelt 6mo agoConsider the fact this is a satirical news website; a fictional CEO; an imaginary corporation; and it literally proposes a vision of "Not just ads, but scams! Not just scams, but lies with no object [...] A digital platform where, every day, visitors sacrifice themselves at altars of delusion and misery" I'm surprised you're surprised.
- shagie 6mo agoI believe its because its a different structure. Previously, they were trying to buy the assets outright. That got into the "one group of families is owned $1.4 billion and another is owned $50 million" and the "how do you maximize the returns from Alex Jones assets to satisfy those claims?" This is using a different structure. > On Monday, Mr. Milligan asked Maya Guerra Gamble, a judge in Texas’s Travis County District Court overseeing the disposition of Infowars, to approve that licensing agreement in a court filing. Under the terms, The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, would pay $81,000 a month to license Infowars.com and its associated intellectual property — such as its name — for an initial six months, with an option to renew for another six months. They're not buying it - they're licensing it from the victims families instead.
- fmbb 6mo agoI can’t believe this. I saw OP and went to infowars dot com to have a look. I scrolled a bit, clicked some links, looked at the store, had a good laugh at the comedy of this ironic site. Now you’re telling me the site is not a joke from The Onion? Reality is stranger than fiction.
- troped2 6mo agoMy favorite headlines: "Video: ‘Homophobic’ 6-Week-Old Baby Cries After Gay Dad Tells Him ‘There Is No Mama’" "UK Approves Bills To Remove Criminal Penalties For Women Who Commit Their Own Abortions" "Nigerian Photographed Killing Cat And Trying To Cook It In Front Of Children’s Playground In Italy"
- nslsm 6mo agoI don’t see what’s so funny about them, especially the last one.
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- troped2 6mo ago"Afghani Arrested On Suspicion Of Raping Goats In France" "Trump Anticipates Chinese Leader “Will Give Me A Big, Fat Hug”" "Photos Of A Cucumber & Ron Paul Playing Baseball Massively Ratio Netanyahu & Mark Levin On X"
- GaryBluto 6mo ago> "Trump Anticipates Chinese Leader “Will Give Me A Big, Fat Hug”" To be fair, he did.
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- scottyah 6mo agoMisinformation is funny now! This is all part of the joke- they were a funny fake news site that bought an unfunny fake news site, now their fake news doesn't need to be funny and that's what makes it funny. Maybe you're not highbrow enough for this...
- andrewflnr 6mo ago> Nothing can stop us now that we’re in charge of a website. Somehow I don't think the confidence is meant to be taken at exactly face value.
- GaryBluto 6mo ago> Seems like it's still not theirs until a judge signs off on it. Does that mean their use of the branding and claims of ownership could be illegal or would it be covered under the first ammendment?