Following a judge’s decision to hold an evidentiary hearing regarding The Onion’s successful bid for Infowars, Alex Jones’ platform has resumed its operations and is claiming that the sale has been halted. However, CEO Ben Collins of The Onion refuted this claim in a recent update on Bluesky and X, stating, “We have a clear path forward to finalize the purchase.” Collins revealed that a court date has been scheduled for the upcoming week, with expectations of completing the process by then. In the meantime, Infowars has requested permission to continue publishing content. Collins humorously noted, “We emerged victorious in the auction and surprisingly enough, the former InfoWars team is not taking it well.”
“On Thursday, we were informed by the auction overseer that The Onion’s bid for InfoWars had prevailed alongside contributions from Connecticut Sandy Hook families,” Collins elaborated in his statement. “As of now, there have been no indications suggesting otherwise—except for some disgruntled voices currently at the helm…
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