The Onion relaunches InfoWars as legal wrangling continues

MediaThe Onion relaunches Infowars as legal wrangling continuesThe satirical news site said it’s rebranding right-wing pundit Alex Jones' controversial platform under a proposed licensing deal.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00A poster for The Onion, a satirical news site, is pasted to a wall in Manhattan's East Village in 2024.Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA via AP fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 20, 2026, 2:23 PM EDTBy Rob WileThe Onion is one step closer to taking over Infowars.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The satirical news site on Monday launched a rebrand of right-wing commentator Alex Jones’ controversial platform under a licensing deal that the Onion agreed to with a court-appointed administrator who is currently overseeing Infowars. The administrator, Gregory Milligan, has asked a Texas district judge to approve the agreement. Under the terms, first reported by The New York Times, the Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, would pay $81,000 a month to license Infowars.com and the Infowars brand for an initial six months, with an option to renew for another six months.On Monday afternoon, The Onion posted a short clip to social media that featured its onion logo trademark inside the “o” in Infowars, alongside a satirical op-ed by Global Tetrahedron’s fake founder, Bryce Tetraeder. “With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars,” Onion CEO Ben Collins wrote in a post on Bluesky on Monday. (Collins previously covered disinformation and conspiracy theories for NBC News.) Creative direction of the rebrand is being led by comedian Tim Heidecker. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tim Heidecker (@timheidecker) Representatives for Jones and The Onion did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The deal will not be official until the judge approves it, and Jones can appeal any ruling....