The Onion's Infowars Takeover Stalled

0:00The onions bold move to hijack Alex Jones' infowars empire and flip it into a satire playground hit another roadblock this week. A Texas court paused the deal that would hand over infowars trademarks and intellectual property for parity use. All while the site's assets head toward liquidation over more than $1 billion in defamation judgments from the Sandy Hook families. Infowars owes that massive debt because Jones spread hoax claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting which killed 20 kids and six educators. The proposed setup gave the onion temporary control as a state receiver sorts out the full bankruptcy process. Families of the victims are furious, pushing the Texas Supreme Court to kill the appeals court block that stalled everything. Meanwhile, Jones is celebrating online, claiming the move proves his size winning because of ongoing appeals in the case. Thursday's hearing just turned into a quick status check with the judge now setting the next round for May 28th.

1:01Onion CEO Ben Collins called it more legal gainsmanship delaying justice for the families. This saga keeps twisting but the core fight stays the same, holding Jones accountable while his platforms hang in limbo, waiting for the courts to. Finally, drop the gavel. Hartford News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with the story.