The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

NewsWorldAmericasThe Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platformThe satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodiesDave Collins Monday 20 April 2026 23:24 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"f0e523468af6811f9634c75ae76f605f","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-infowars-texas-sandy-hook-onion-b2961451.html","title":"The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform"}}The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platformShow all 2{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Newtown Shooting Infowars","description":"FILE - Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)","caption":"Newtown Shooting Infowars","copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/20/23/Newtown_Shooting_Infowars_15165.jpg","id":"db567049a02049a194a4e8544ab7c59e","mid":6634121,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":7644,"height":5096}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Newtown Shooting Infowars","description":"FILE - A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Jill Bleed, File)","caption":"Newtown Shooting Infowars","co...