The Onion has acquired the conspiracy website Infowars from Alex Jones through a bankruptcy auction, with backing from Sandy Hook Elementary School victims' families. This follows Jones's $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit loss for falsely claiming the 2012 school shooting was a hoax. The Onion plans to transform Infowars into a parody of its former self, potentially featuring advertisements from gun control groups like Everytown for Gun Safety. Jones, visibly distraught and broadcasting live during the shutdown, decried the takeover as a 'total attack on free speech' and attributed it to 'deep state' operatives. The sale price remains undisclosed, but the move marks a significant shift in the handling of conspiracy-driven media. The families involved view the acquisition as a form of justice, though they are unlikely to fully recover the lawsuit amount.