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Texas Court Halts Infowars Transfer to The Onion

5/1/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Texas appeals court placed a temporary stay on transferring Infowars assets to The Onion, pausing the takeover.
The Onion intends to license Infowars’ trademarks, convert the site to satire, and funnel revenue to Sandy Hook families.
A state-appointed receiver must liquidate Infowars to satisfy over $1 billion in judgments against Alex Jones, while families’ lawyers seek Texas Supreme Court relief to end his falsehoods.

History

Historical Context

After a Texas jury awarded Hulk Hogan $140 million in March 2016 for Gawker’s invasion-of-privacy story—funded in part by Peter Thiel’s $10 million support—Gawker filed Chapter 11 and Univision bought its sites for $135 million in August 2016. The precedent now informs a Texas appeals court’s pause on transferring Alex Jones’s Infowars assets to The Onion amid his large judgments.

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Story summary

Texas appeals court placed a temporary stay on transferring Infowars assets to The Onion, pausing the takeover.
The Onion intends to license Infowars’ trademarks, convert the site to satire, and funnel revenue to Sandy Hook families.
A state-appointed receiver must liquidate Infowars to satisfy over $1 billion in judgments against Alex Jones, while families’ lawyers seek Texas Supreme Court relief to end his falsehoods.

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