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The Onion Bids for Infowars, Tim Heidecker on Board

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The Onion, known for satire, aims to acquire Infowars, built by Alex Jones, whos in bankruptcy due to defamation payouts over Sandy Hook shooting claims. The Onions new proposal, backed by comedian Tim Heidecker, seeks a six-month license for Infowars IP, aiming to transform it into a comedy network with profits going to Sandy Hook families. Jones, however, plans to continue broadcasting from a new spot if the deal is approved.

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The Onion Bids for Infowars, Tim Heidecker on Board

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It's April 21st. This is Dallas News Today, local news powered by AI. The onion is making another run at taking over info wars, the site built by Alex Jones, who's been in bankruptcy since owing over $1 billion dollars, in defamation payouts to Sandy Hook families. This stems from Jones calling the 2012 Connecticut School, shooting a hoax with crisis actors pushing gun control. Their fresh bid got a twist. They're bringing in comedian Tim Heideker from adult swim fame as creative director. After a November auction win got tossed by the judge for bidding issues, the onion's parent company Global Tetrahedron filed a new proposal Monday. In Texas core for temporary license on info wars intellectual property, Heideker hyped it on social media, saying it's looking likely and asking fans for relaunch ideas by turning it into a real estate site or crypto. Exchange. Onion CEO Ben Collins says they'll spin it into a bigger comedy network with profits going straight to those Sandy Hook families.

Jones hid back on his show Monday, bowing to battle the deal in court, but he admits they might get booted from the studio by months end. He's prepping a new spot to keep broadcasting the exact same content as the Alex Jones show on his ex account, radio stations, and fresh sites. If Judge Maya Garragamble greenlights it around April 30th, the six month license kicks in with payments of $81,000 monthly, covering rent and ops setting up a wild class between satire and conspiracy that could reshape the platform for good.

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