The Onion, through its parent Global Tetrahedron, has filed a licensing proposal that would let it use the Infowars.com domain and brand. The deal, worth $81,000 a month for an initial six‑month term, awaits approval from Texas Judge Maya Guerra Gamble.
Infowars, once owned by Alex Jones, has been ground under a series of defamation suits tied to the Sandy Hook tragedy. A Texas bankruptcy court earlier handed the site to a trustee who ordered a silent auction; The Onion emerged as the winning bidder, though the $486,000 bid falls far short of the $1.4 billion damages awarded.
If Judge Gamble signs off, The Onion plans to transform the site into a parody platform, hiring comedian Tim Heidecker as creative director. The move could rebrand a toxic media outlet into a satire hub while redirecting some proceeds to the Sandy Hook families. The outcome hinges on the court’s next ruling.
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