Overview
- The Onion says it will relaunch a reimagined Infowars on July 2 with original parody programming and Tim Heidecker as creative director.
- The company reports it has raised more than $100,000 from themed merchandise and plans to route that initial payment to Sandy Hook families, who have publicly endorsed the effort.
- The proposed takeover has a long legal history: The Onion won a 2024 auction that was later vacated by a federal judge and an April licensing deal was halted by a Texas appeals court.
- Alex Jones continues to litigate and operate alternate channels, and The Onion accuses him of degrading Infowars assets to frustrate collection of the defamation judgments.
- What happens next depends on Texas courts: the 3rd Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court are weighing stays and appeals, so the formal mechanism to lawfully transfer assets or funds remains unresolved and could change the relaunch plan.