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Company Tied to Alex Jones Makes Huge Bid for Infowars

BIDDING WAR

The satirical news site The Onion and a company associated with Jones are fighting for control of his platform after the conspiracy theorist declared bankruptcy.

Joey McFadden | Published Jan 13, 2025

Judge Stops The Onion From Purchasing Alex Jones’ InfoWars

IN THE CRIB

The late-night ruling left the future of Jones’ empire in question.

Matt Young | Published Dec 11, 2024

Judge Puts Infowars Purchase By ‘The Onion’ on Hold

NO JOKE

Bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez said he had problems with the auction process, in which bids were submitted secretly.

William Vaillancourt | Published Nov 15, 2024

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‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones’ Bankrupt Infowars in Wild Twist

NOT SATIRE

The satirical news website plans to turn the right-wing conspiracy haven into “a parody of itself.”

Josh Fiallo | Published Nov 14, 2024

Google Explains Why Its AI Tool Told Users to Eat Rocks

‘ODD AND ERRONEOUS’

The tech giant says it’s taking action to crack down on the wacky results.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published May 31, 2024

New Owners of The Onion Reveal Themselves

SLICED OFF

The company that bought the iconic satirical website shares a name with one featured in a book written by former Onion editors.

Corbin Bolies | Published Apr 25, 2024

G/O Media Continues Fire Sale, Dumps A.V. Club and Takeout

ANOTHER ONE

Weeks after dumping Deadspin, the rapidly shrinking media company sold off two more brands and is shopping around the popular satire site The Onion.

Justin Baragona | Published Mar 26, 2024

Academic Journal Editor Fired for Sharing Onion Article

‘BEING REPLACED’

Michael Eisen said that the satirical site had greater “moral clarity” than academic institution leaders.

Justin Baragona, Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Oct 24, 2023

Univision CEO: The Onion, Gizmodo Don’t Enhance Our Mission

OUT

Univision confirms in a terse email to staff that it is selling Onion Inc. and Gizmodo Media Group.

The Onion, Clickhole, A.V. Club Brace for Layoffs

NOT THE ONION

Univision aims to cut 15 percent of staff at Onion Inc., the network of storied satirical and cultural news sites the company oversees.

Maxwell Tani | Published Jul 06, 2018

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