Satire website 'The Onion' reaches new deal to lease Alex Jones' Infowars

The satirical news outlet The Onion reached a new deal Monday with Alex Jones' Infowars to lease the company after a judge blocked the news outlet from purchasing the website in 2024.

Jones was forced to liquidate his assets that included the website after he declared bankruptcy because he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

The Onion CEO Ben Collins said a court still needs to approve the new deal, but if it goes through, the satire website would pay a monthly licensing fee to the court-appointed receiver overseeing InfoWars, according to CNN.

“We’ve wanted this the whole time. We have not backed down at any moment," Collins said.“It’s been eight years and three days since the Sandy Hook families initially filed this lawsuit, and they have not received a f**king penny. 

“We’re excited to get them immediate pennies with some merch sales — but also longer-term pennies once we do wind up eventually straight up buying this thing," he added.

The new Infowars website will function as a digital platform and comedy network led by “creative director” Tim Heidecker and offer a platform for new comedians who parody social media influencers and media figures.

Jones said he will keep his show on a new site as he navigates the legal case against him. A hearing on the new licensing agreement is set for April 30 in Travis County, Texas.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.