The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars

NPR reports that The Onion has secured a deal to take over Alex Jones's Infowars media platform, contingent on approval by a Texas judge. The arrangement would allow the satirical news outlet to rebrand and operate Infowars as a parody of itself, with comedian Tim Heidecker announced as creative director. NPR's reporting is corroborated across multiple major outlets (NYT, NBC News, Variety), all confirming the core facts of the licensing deal and its judicial approval requirement, though the specific approval status and timeline remain unclear from the metadata provided. Watch for the Texas court's ruling on the deal's approval, which will determine whether The Onion can proceed with the relaunch.