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The satirical news website The Onion announced Monday they have reached a deal to take over of Alex Jones' platform Infowars.

The deal could help repay the billion dollars Jones owes to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims.

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In 2022, Jones was found liable for defamation for repeatedly saying that the 2012 shooting was hoax. Jones has yet to pay the billion dollars in damages he owes. As a result, his assets were put for sale.

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In 2024, The Onion won an auction to buy Infowars' parent company, but a judge then halted the sale.

CEO Ben Collins posted on social media, "with the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars."

Tim Heidecker, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director, posted on Instagram that they plan to relaunch the site and are working on content to post.

A hearing on the deal is set for April 30.