The Onion to acquire Infowars out of bankruptcy

Alex Jones in his studio in Austin, Texas, in 2017. Photo / Ilana Panich-Linsman, The New York Times

The Onion has agreed to acquire Infowars, the far-right web site created by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in a deal backed by families of victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The US satirical website on Thursday said it had won the bankruptcy auction for the