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Jones claimed ‘conspiratorial negotiation’ led to losing auction for Infowars

Controversy surrounds the Infowars auction as a company linked to Alex Jones challenges The Onion's bid, alleging fraud and collusion.

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is being asked to disqualify a winning bid made by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars

Alex Jones was ordered to pay more than $1bn in damages to families of the victims, for claiming the massacre was a hoax

A Texas judge blocked The Onion from purchasing Infowars and ordered a review of the auction process after the trustee could only choose from sealed bids.

Bankruptcy judge orders hearing on Infowars sale to The Onion amid legal dispute, with implications for media landscape.

The Onion has long been a parody of real news outlets, consistently publishing outlandish claims

The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga

The conspiracy theorist’s long-running operation was taken offline after satirical website bought it at auction

Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.

Following a defamation lawsuit resulting in far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones having to auction off Infowars, the rightwing media platform run by Jones was purchased by satirical media outlet The Onion due to feedback from users on the social media app Bluesky.