Alex Jones's Infowars platform faces liquidation following a defamation claim by the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting Audio By Carbonatix US satirical publication The Onion has proposed a new plan to take over Infowars, the media company run by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The Onion's proposal, which requires approval from a judge, would involve a licensing arrangement that would allow it to publish its own parody content on Infowars' platforms in order to mock conspiracy theories. A previous attempt by The Onion to buy Infowars outright was rejected by another judge. Jones has reportedly said he will also resist the new effort. Infowars faces liquidation after families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 won a legal case worth hundreds of millions of dollars against Jones. Jones had been accused of spreading false claims about the 2012 massacre. At one point, he called the attack in Connecticut, which killed 26 people, "a giant hoax". In 2015 he said: "Sandy Hook is a synthetic, completely fake with actors, in my view, manufactured." Jones later acknowledged that the killings were real and insisted his statements were covered by US free speech protections. But relatives of the victims won defamation judgements against Jones and his company over his false statements. Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022 as the Sandy Hook case made its way to court, and in June 2024, a judge ordered the liquidation of his personal assets. But later that year, The Onion's winning bid to buy Infowars was dismissed by a judge, who raised concerns about the sale and ruled that the auction process did not result in the best bids possible. The latest step in the long-running legal saga has seen Jones appealing against a ruling that would liquidate his company. The Onion, which has been highly critical of Jones, wants to use publishing rights on Inforwars' platforms in order to run material critical of conspiracy theories. The licensing deal envisaged by The Onion would run for six months initially, with an option to then renew for another six. Jones was quoted by the AP news agency saying that he would fight the latest proposal from The Onion, and would continue to broadcast "the exact same show". The Onion's chief executive Ben Collins said the Sandy Hook families would receive profits from the new venture if it was approved by the judge. Collins told AP his vision was to "create a bunch of characters and worlds" that were designed to parody online personalities who spend their time "staring into their camera and just like coming up with conspiracy theories or telling you health hacks that will actually get you poisoned, things like that". DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Tags: Satirical website The Onion DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Related to this story Bellingham invests in Birmingham Hundred franchise Mbappe and Vinicius score as Real cut Barca’s lead Players can celebrate how they want – Guardiola Trump participates in marathon Bible reading Dwayne Johnson wrestling film to be made into stage musical Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route Rogue sperm donor who says he’s fathered 180 children won’t be on child’s birth certificate Michael Jackson film is a ‘whitewash’ and ‘ghoulish’, critics say Democratic congresswoman resigns after campaign finance charges Latest Stories Bellingham invests in Birmingham Hundred franchise59 minutes Mbappe and Vinicius score as Real cut Barca’s lead1 hour Players can celebrate how they want – Guardiola1 hour Trump participates in marathon Bible reading1 hour The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody website2 hours Dwayne Johnson wrestling film to be made into stage musical2 hours Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume2 hours Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route2 hours Rogue sperm donor who says he’s fathered 180 children won’t be on child’s birth certificate2 hours Michael Jackson film is a ‘whitewash’ and ‘ghoulish’, critics say3 hours Democratic congresswoman resigns after campaign finance charges3 hours Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed3 hours Leicester City relegated to League One as Ayew, Fatawu suffer back-to-back drop4 hours Asantehene honours President Mahama, 2 former Presidents with gold medal4 hours Ghana pushes research-led healthcare reforms at ISPE Africa Conference4 hours