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The Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones’ Infowars, Plans to Relaunch Right-Wing Site as Parody of Itself
Variety ^ | 04 20 2026 | Todd Spangler

Posted on 04/20/2026 7:59:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Satire site the Onion says that it has — after 17 months legal wrangling — successfully landed a deal allowing it take over Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy-fueled site run by Alex Jones.

Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion, confirmed to Variety details of the company’s new plan to assume control of Infowars under a deal with Gregory Milligan, who was appointed by a bankruptcy court to manage the Infowars site.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, would pay $81,000 per month to license the infowars.com domain name and associated intellectual property including its name, as first reported by the New York Times. The deal would run for six months with an option to renew for another six months. The agreement must be approved by a judge before it takes effect.

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KEYWORDS: 911truth; alexjones; chat; chatforum; infowars; notnews; payupalex; september112001; theonion; truthers
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1 posted on 04/20/2026 7:59:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Who has more gravitas?

The Onion or Alex Jones?

This is a step up for InfoWars.


2 posted on 04/20/2026 8:02:20 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: yesthatjallen

This is from the Bee, right?

It’s not??


3 posted on 04/20/2026 8:02:23 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: yesthatjallen

Howwwwww would that be possible? 🤔


4 posted on 04/20/2026 8:17:34 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: yesthatjallen

This site will be insufferable. The Onion hasn’t been funny in 10 years.


5 posted on 04/20/2026 8:19:07 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Responsibility2nd

It must be so nice living in your narcissistic little bubble.


6 posted on 04/20/2026 8:19:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Alex Jones brought this on by being an idiot, so it’s fitting that another idiot buys and trashes his legacy.


7 posted on 04/20/2026 8:26:00 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: yesthatjallen

The Onion? They haven’t been funny or relevant for a couple of decades now.


8 posted on 04/20/2026 8:27:42 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: yesthatjallen

How would anyone know the difference?


9 posted on 04/20/2026 8:30:13 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: yesthatjallen

Basically the only “assets” infowars has is its name and any trademarks. And these only have value if they are associated with Alex Jones. Alex can just start a new site in his wife’s name and call it, say, InfoBattles dot com. He comes in as an employee running the site just as he used to for a salary of 500 bucks a year and all profits go to his wife. He is now shielded from the current judgment against him. And Infowars essentially continues as it always has.


10 posted on 04/20/2026 8:47:47 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Responsibility2nd

How do you parody Alex Jones?


11 posted on 04/20/2026 8:58:13 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: montag813
I fully agree.

But that said, this Onion video is one of the funniest videos I have ever seen:

LINK: Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And Texting, To Be Euthanized

Heh, I have to give credit where credit is due!

12 posted on 04/20/2026 9:03:44 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: circlecity

what you said


13 posted on 04/20/2026 9:18:53 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: yesthatjallen

Jones just burned his bridges with Trump. So I don’t expect any help there.


14 posted on 04/20/2026 9:32:23 PM PDT by Revel
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To: yesthatjallen

Someone should tell The Onion InfoWars is already a parody of itself.


15 posted on 04/20/2026 9:55:10 PM PDT by LanaTurnerOverdrive (Unvaxxed. Not your guinea pig. )
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To: ModelBreaker

Just a thought, perhaps you parody Alex Jones by calmly and rationally report the news instead of ranting and raving the end of the world is near


16 posted on 04/21/2026 1:24:39 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: yesthatjallen

“Parody of itself”? Isn’t the Onion a bit late?


17 posted on 04/21/2026 3:37:18 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Alex got DJT a lot of voters from libertarian and other circles, likely a significant portion of the margins that get him elected


18 posted on 04/21/2026 5:21:36 AM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: DesertRhino

The last humorous things I saw from them were 20+ years ago and they have been liberal oriented for at least that long-yet many here will celebrate this since their idol is now made at AJ


19 posted on 04/21/2026 5:23:13 AM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: srmanuel

“Just a thought, perhaps you parody Alex Jones by calmly and rationally report the news instead of ranting and raving the end of the world is near”

LOL. I think only a few people would get the joke. But an Alex Jones AI video reciting the news like Brit Hume would be funny.


20 posted on 04/21/2026 9:51:43 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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