Alex Jones’ Infowars Might Be Relaunched as a Parody

(SeaPRwire) –   The Onion is seeking a court-approved agreement to manage the brand and operations of the platform.

The satire site The Onion is attempting to gain temporary oversight of Alex Jones’ Infowars to convert it into a parody of the conspiracy-focused outlet. This new court-supported proposal is linked to the broadcaster’s legal debts from Sandy Hook defamation cases.

Filed in a Texas state court, the proposal would grant Global Tetrahedron, The Onion’s parent firm, a six-month lease of Infowars’ operations and intellectual property for $81,000 monthly, with a possible six-month extension. While supported by the court-appointed receiver and Sandy Hook family attorneys, the deal still needs a judge’s final sign-off.

The Onion intends to use the Infowars site and social media handles for comedy. CEO Ben Collins stated the objective is to develop a more extensive comedy hub. Comedian Tim Heidecker is slated to be the creative director should the agreement proceed.

Jones has opposed the strategy, claiming The Onion is attempting to misrepresent Infowars and mislead the audience by posing as the legitimate outlet through parody. He contended that parody rights do not allow for the takeover of another entity’s identity, noting that his legal team has “already checked with lawyers,” and is initiating litigation against law firms he views as politically motivated.

Jones maintained that even if he is stripped of the current Infowars studio or website, his team will persist in broadcasting via a new “Alex Jones Network” and other sites currently in development.

This represents a fresh effort by The Onion to take over Infowars after a bankruptcy judge halted its previous successful auction bid in December 2024, which allowed Jones to retain the platform temporarily.

Free Speech Systems, Jones’ media firm, filed for bankruptcy following defamation judgments exceeding $1 billion related to his false statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The US Supreme Court’s refusal to hear his appeal left the approximately $1.4 billion judgment intact.

A court hearing regarding the new licensing deal is scheduled for April 30 in Travis County, Texas, and Jones retains the right to appeal any decision.