Judge Puts Infowars Purchase By ‘The Onion’ on Hold

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Bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez said he had problems with the auction process, in which bids were submitted secretly.

Published Nov. 15 2024 7:19PM EST

A Texas judge has temporarily halted The Onion’s auction purchase of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' site Infowars, and the site is live again—for the moment.

William Vaillancourt

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Judge Puts Infowars Purchase By ‘The Onion’ on Hold

Bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez said he had problems with the auction process, in which bids were submitted secretly.

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William Vaillancourt