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Two years after Alex Jones<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and his site \u201cInfoWars\u201d went bankrupt, the conspiracy website has been acquired by The Onion<\/em>. Following an auction, Jones\u2019 platform will be reinvented by the satirical publisher, which has been a critic of Jones over the years as seen in some of its published<\/a> satirical stories.<\/p>\n Find out what The Onion<\/em> plans to do with \u201cInfoWars\u201d here.<\/p>\n \u201cInfoWars\u201d is a far-right-wing political website that was founded in 1999. It was operated under Free Speech Systems LLC. Known for his controversial statements and position \u2014 including his baseless conspiracy theory about the Sandy Hook Elementary, Connecticut, shootings \u2014 Jones led the platform for years.<\/p>\n On November 14, 2024, multiple outlets reported that satirical publisher The Onion<\/em> acquired \u201cInfoWars\u201d during a bankruptcy auction. According to NBC News<\/a>, The Onion<\/em> will rebuild \u201cInfoWars\u201d with a focus on internet humor and shut down Jones\u2019 controversial and false content.<\/p>\n That day, Jones shared a video to his X account, noting that his platform had been shut down \u201cwithout a court order.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the U.S. trustee over our bankruptcy this morning, and they said they are shutting us down even without a court order this morning,\u201d Jones explained, before adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen, but I\u2019m going to be here until they come and turn the lights off.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat Is \u2018InfoWars\u2019?<\/h2>\n
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