The Onion proposes licensing Infowars and appointing Tim Heidecker as creative director
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 24
The Onion proposes licensing Infowars and appointing Tim Heidecker as creative director
13 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 24
The Onion has offered $81,000 per month to license Alex Jones’s Infowars, with a Texas judge set to review the bid later this month.
If approved, comedian Tim Heidecker will lead the site’s transformation into a comedy hub, with new parody content already in production. The receiver for Jones’s parent company has agreed to the proposal.
Alex Jones opposes the bid and has filed legal challenges, claiming the move aims to silence him. The Onion previously attempted to buy Infowars after Jones’s defamation liability and bankruptcy.
What legal arguments could derail The Onion's 'poetic justice' plan in court?
Will Infowars' original audience simply follow Alex Jones to a new platform?
Could this takeover unintentionally give Alex Jones a fresh claim to victimhood?
How will a comedy network operate using infrastructure built for conspiracy theories?
Is this a sustainable business model or just the media's most elaborate prank?