The Onion Purchases Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy, Plans to Relaunch as ‘The Most Satirical Thing on the Internet

**"The Onion Purchases Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy, Plans to Relaunch as ‘The Mo Satirical Thing on the Internet’"**

*The Onion* announced today that it has acquired Infowars, the controversial conspiracy-driven website founded by Alex Jones, after winning a bankruptcy auction. The satirical news outlet, known for its absurd take on current events, confirmed that it plans to relaunch Infowars as a parody of itself, mocking the very conspiracy theories and misinformation that Jones made famous.

“We’ve always been about pushing the limits of satire, but taking over Infowars is next-level,” said Ben Collins, CEO of *The Onion*'s parent company, Global Tetrahedron. “It’s basically like making fun of a joke so hard that it becomes its own punchline."

The deal was made official after the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, who won a $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit against Jones, gave their blessing to the purchase. *The Onion* said the acquisition would also include Infowars’ bizarre product line of supplements, which they plan to repurpose into a series of mock advertisements.

In a tongue-in-cheek statement, *The Onion* revealed that the site would feature new sponsored content from Everytown for Gun Safety, aiming to raise awareness of the need for gun reform through the most absurd, satirical lens possible.

While Jones, who has long peddled wild conspiracies, is expected to continue claiming the sale is part of a deep-state plot, *The Onion* is already brainstorming ways to make the site the "most ridiculous thing on the internet."

This combines the absurdity of *The Onion*'s signature style with the real-world dynamics of Jones’s bankruptcy and controversial position in the media. The headline captures the satirical nature of the acquisition, while the summary plays up the irony of *The Onion* taking over a site known for misinformation.