The Onion’s Plan to Take Over Infowars Is Once Again in Jeopardy
A Texas appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of Infowars to a federal receiver, jeopardizing The Onion's planned takeover of the conspiracy website's assets. Despite the legal delay, Infowars is expected to cease operations due to nonpayment of rent, with no payments made to the Sandy Hook families who are owed over $1 billion in defamation judgments. Alex Jones celebrated the court's decision and directed supporters to his new platform, claiming the legal actions against him are part of a government conspiracy.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Jones in his studio in 2020.Peter Wixtröm/Aftonbladet/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a brief ruling late on Wednesday, a Texas appeals court panel declined to immediately turn over Infowars, the conspiracy empire founded by Alex Jones, to a federal receiver, pending further court proceedings. That receiver had previously signed a deal with the satirical news site The Onion to take over Infowars’ physical and intellectual property; the emergency ruling puts that plan in jeopardy. The stay was first reported by Ben Mullin, a media reporter at the New York Times.
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