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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Vertuno and Dave Collins

What to know about The Onion's new effort to take over Alex Jones' Infowars

Newtown Shooting Infowars - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist.

A Texas judge is set to consider Thursday whether to approve the satirical news outlet's proposed takeover, though Jones has filed last-minute appeals in state and federal courts to try to stop the hearing. It comes amid legal fights over more than $1 billion Jones owes to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for falsely saying the 2012 massacre in Connecticut was a hoax.

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