The Onion Purchases InfoWars at Auction, Plans to Turn it Into Satirical Version of Iconic Brand

The purchase was helped by families of 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, whose founder, Alex Jones, owes $1 billion in damages after being sued for defamation over former claims that the massacre was a hoax.

The purchase includes the Infowars website, Texas studio, social media accounts, trademarks, and video archive. More...