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The Onion’s Bid to Turn Alex Jones’ Infowars Into a Parody of Itself Remains on Hold
The judge overseeing the sale of Alex Jones' Infowars ordered a hearing to review the auction process and a motion to block the Onion's bid.
The Onion will have to wait a few more weeks to see whether a court will approve the satirical outlet’s bid to buy the carcass of Infowars, the site founded by right-wing conspiracy monger Alex Jones. On Monday, the judge overseeing the sale of Infowars assets ordered a new hearing to review the auction process — which he previously expressed concerns about — and to consider objections to the Onion’s bid. However, Murray said, the Onion’s deal was picked as the superior offer because the Connecticut families agreed to forgo much of money Jones’ owes them in order to pay other creditors.
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