The Onion Buys Alex Jones’ Infowars Out Of Bankruptcy
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The parent company of the satirical publication The Onion announcedThursday it has purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars franchise, which was auctioned off this week to help pay the nearly $1.5 billion Jones owes the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre for falsely claiming the school shooting was staged.
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A group of Sandy Hook families confirmed the sale—reportedly backed by an advertising deal with advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety—in statements to multiplenewsoutlets.
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The satirical news site won bidding for the assets and has the backing of the Sandy Hook families.
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