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Marin Scotten

Judge rejects Infowars sale to The Onion

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday blocked parody news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars, a website founded by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who claimed that the bankruptcy auction was rife with collusion.

Judge Christopher Lopez rejected Jones’ claims, but ruled that the bankruptcy auction did not result in the highest possible bids, The Guardian reported. 

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