Infowars was put up for auction by court order. Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.

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!