The Onion Seeks License To Turn Infowars Into Parody Site
Proposal would license Infowars for six months at $81,000 monthly, with proceeds to Sandy Hook families and a Texas judge expected to consider the plan at an April 30 hearing.
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Overview
On Monday, The Onion submitted a proposal to Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Texas seeking an exclusive temporary license to Free Speech Systems' Infowars intellectual property to run parody content, filings show.
The plan would grant a six-month licensing term, renewable for another six months, and require The Onion to pay $81,000 a month to cover Infowars' studio rent, utilities and other costs, the proposal says.
Alex Jones said he will fight the licensing proposal in court and vowed to continue broadcasting from other studios, websites, his X account and radio affiliates, according to his on-air statements and social posts.
A jury and judge in Connecticut awarded Sandy Hook victims' relatives and an FBI agent more than $1.4 billion in damages, and parents in Texas were awarded nearly $50 million, court records show.
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble could rule on the licensing at an April 30 hearing as a court-appointed receiver works to liquidate Free Speech Systems' assets to repay the Sandy Hook families, filings show.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this coverage as neutral: they stick to factual context (defamation judgments, liquidation orders) and include sourced quotes from Jones and The Onion. Evaluative descriptors ("right-wing conspiracy theorist") reflect established facts rather than editorial attack, and the piece balances perspectives without loaded language, omission, or structural bias.