The Onion Takes Over Infowars, Plans Satire Network

0:00The onion is making another push to take control of Alex Jones' infowars platforms through his bankruptcy case. This time, they're proposing an $81,000 monthly licensing deal for the site's intellectual property. That would let them post their satirical content right on infowars.com and its social accounts while covering studio rents and other costs. This comes after their first bid won a November auction, but got tossed by the judge over process issues. Jones filed for bankruptcy back in 2022, owing over $1 billion in defamation judgments to Sandy Hook families for falsely, calling the shooting a hoax. Comedian Tim Heidecker, known from adult swim shows, is stepping in as the new creative director. The onion CEO says they'll turn it into a bigger comedy network with profits going to those Sandy Hook families. Alex Jones head back on his show, vowing to fight the deal in court. He admits they might get booted from the building by months end, but plans to keep broadcasting

1:01the Alex Jones show from a new studio on his ex, account, other sites, and radio stations. If the Texas judge approves, the deal could kick in around April 30th for six months, with an option to renew. This could flip infowars from conspiracy central to satire city real quick. That's your update from California News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.