Onion CEO: We Bought Infowars Because 'People on Bluesky Told Us It Would Be Funny' -- And They Were Right

This follows the conclusion of a defamation and emotional distress lawsuit levied against Jones by families of Sandy Hook victims in 2022. They were awarded $1.5 billion in damages after Jones spent years insisting that the tragedy had been fabricated, and was part of a political scheme to promote gun control measures to the public. (Credit: Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)

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.

"I just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the US trustee over our bankruptcy this morning, and they said they are shutting us down even without a court order this morning," Jones said in a video shared on X. "The Connecticut Democrats with The Onion newspaper bought us."