The Onion reached a new licensing deal to take over Alex Jones' Infowars, pending court approval on April 30 — a development that comes after a federal judge blocked its 2024 purchase auction. Under the deal, The Onion will pay $81,000 monthly to a court-appointed receiver and eventually buy the full assets once a judicial stay expires; any proceeds go toward the $1 billion-plus Jones owes Sandy Hook families, to whom he has yet to pay a single cent after his 2022 defamation conviction. The rebranded Infowars will operate as a satirical comedy platform led by Tim Heidecker, parody Jones himself, and feature independent comedians — a stark pivot from Jones' conspiracy-driven original platform. Multiple major outlets (CNN, NYT, Guardian, NPR, Politico) confirm the deal announcement, though final judicial approval is required.