Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase

The satirical news outlet The Onion won a bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones's Infowars in November 2024 with backing from Sandy Hook families, and a company affiliated with Jones asked a judge to disqualify the bid, alleging fraud and collusion.

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National35 articles from 26 sources across the spectrum· Updated 679d ago

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The story so far

3 developments
  1. Nov 14, 2024What happens next in The Onion's effort to buy Alex Jones' Infowars
  2. Nov 18, 2024Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars
  3. Nov 19, 2024Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase

Who covered each development

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Quiet for 679 days

Last development · Nov 19, 2024 — Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase

The bigger story

How each side is putting it

Left

6 viewpoints
CNNLean Left· 679d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Alex Jones and his allies are desperately trying to stop the sale of Infowars to The Onion

West Hawaii TodayLean Left· 679d ago

Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion’s Infowars purchase

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 680d ago· ran in 6 outlets

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars

NBC NewsLean Left· 680d ago

Company tied to Alex Jones disputes The Onion's purchase of Infowars

InsiderLean Left· 682d ago

Behind The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars — which is now on hold as a judge reviews it

Center

9 viewpoints
Ran by 6 outlets· WTHR Indianapolis, Local Memphis, +4 more
WTHR IndianapolisCenter· 679d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

Local MemphisCenter· 679d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

13News Now NorfolkCenter· 679d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

12News PhoenixCenter· 680d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

The ColumbianCenter· 680d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 680d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

Arkansas Democrat-GazetteCenter· 679d ago

The Onion’s bid for Infowars challenged

Courthouse News ServiceCenter· 679d ago

Alex Jones asks bankruptcy judge to disqualify The Onion’s bid for Infowars assets

KTVZ BendCenter· 679d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Alex Jones and his allies are desperately trying to stop the sale of Infowars to The Onion

Courthouse News ServiceCenter· 680d ago

Losing bidder seeks to disqualify bid by The Onion in Alex Jones bankruptcy

Right

2 viewpoints
Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· Breitbart News, Odessa American
Breitbart NewsRight· 679d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

Odessa AmericanLean Right· 680d ago

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars

New York PostLean Right· 680d ago

Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges Onion’s Infowars deal: ‘Collusive bid rigging’

Washington TimesLean Right· 682d ago

Judge blocks Onion’s purchase of Infowars over auction concerns

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

2 articles
The GuardianLean Left· 683d ago

Judge orders hearing to review Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’s InfoWars

VarietyLean Left· 683d ago

Judge Halts the Onion’s Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process

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