The satirical news site intends to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. But the court overseeing the bankruptcy put a hold on the sale pending a hearing next week.

The Onion, a media outlet that publishes intentionally false stories labeled as satirical, has acquired Infowars, a media outlet that published intentionally false stories labeled as true, in a court-ordered auction as part of the massive defamation judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones.

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Like a headline befitting the Onion, the parody news website is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars in a bankruptcy auction. The Onion said in a statement on Thursday it aims to replace "Infowars' relentless barrage of disinformation" with the Onion's "noticeably less hateful disinformation.

The Onion’s CEO explains their most expensive gag yet — buying Infowars in a bankruptcy auction to shut down Alex Jones.

I won't be satisfied until the day Alex Jones begs a Sandy Hook parent for loose change on the streets, but I'll take it.

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