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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rhian Lubin

The Onion isn’t waiting for a judge’s order and plans to launch new InfoWars site to help support Sandy Hook families

Satirical news outlet The Onion isn’t going to wait for a judge’s order to launch the new InfoWars site it has been trying to acquire to support the families of children and teachers killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

InfoWars, formerly the right-wing website of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has been in limbo since he was sued for defamation for baselessly claiming the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, was a hoax. Jones was ordered by the courts to pay approximately $1.5 billion for spewing the lies, but declared bankruptcy in 2022. InfoWars was put up for auction in 2024 after Jones failed to pay the families of the massacre.

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