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Earlier this year, Infowars founder, Alex Jones, went through asset liquidation following the site's bankruptcy. Now, The Onion is stepping up to take over the controversial media outlet.

Recently, the satirical website made an unexpected move to buy Infowars. This purchase was made at a bankruptcy auction linked to lawsuits made by Sandy Hook families to Jones' site.

With this new acquisition, The Onion aims to relaunch Infowars as a parody of the very theories it once promoted to expose their "absurdity," as reported by AP News. Immediately after it made its way to the satirical site's hands, Infowards faced a prompt shutdown, with a relaunch happening in January.

The Alex Jones-founded website will target the extreme and often harmful conspiracy theories the founder himself propagated, such as the false claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, leading to multiple lawsuits.

The Onion CEO, Ben Collins, expressed that the goal is for Infowars to eventually be recognized as the "funniest and dumbest" website that exists. This move is also supported by Sandy Hook families, who were awarded nearly $1.5 billion in lawsuits.

Relaunching Infowars

For others, revising Infowars and its content is a small step towards disarming a larger network of media outlets and influencers that thrived in promoting fear-bassed narratives through conspiracy theories, far-right speculations, and misinformation. Mixed with The Onion's humor, it's a huge break from the constant barrage of negative news bombarding readers.

Interestingly, the purchase itself even sparked debates among conspiracy theorists who also questioned the legitimacy of the deal. Some suggested that the satirical website couldn't have afforded the purchase on its own, leading to theories on hidden forces behind their decision. In a YouTube video, Jones himself reacted to the purchase and saw it as a move to attack free speech and a sign of the deep state in control.

However, many see The Onion's move as a moment of justice for those affected by Jones' false claims and that the deal feels like a bad karma turned good following the series of misinformation that circulated before the US elections, with Trump's win and the GOP's congressional sweep.