The Onion to lease Infowars, Tim Heidecker to parody
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- The Onion (through its parent Global Tetrahedron) reached a potential six‑month lease of Infowars for $81,000 per month, with a renewal option, after a court‑appointed administrator put the site up for sale.
- Tim Heidecker was announced as the creative director for the new Infowars parody, planning to adopt a Jones‑inspired voice and satirical tone to undermine the original site’s legacy.
- Texas court temporarily halted the lease agreement after an emergency motion by Alex Jones’s legal team, scheduling a new hearing for 28 May.
- Alex Jones condemned the takeover on X, accusing Heidecker of producing “pro‑pedophile/child torture & murder shows” and linking him to “Satanic rituals”.
- Ben Collins, CEO of Global Tetrahedron, said the deal will eventually allow the Onion to purchase all Infowars assets and that merchandise sales will provide immediate financial relief to the Sandy Hook families, who have yet to receive any settlement money.
- Sandy Hook families’ lawyer Chris Mattei expressed hope that the parody could reach Jones’s former audience and help pull people out of the “dark”.
- The new Infowars will retain the site’s format of writing, video, and supplement ads, with a preview showing an ad promising to “turn your gold into piss” and teach floating in midair.
Why it matters: The Onion’s lease gives it control of a high‑profile conspiracy platform, turning it into a revenue‑generating parody that can funnel money to Sandy Hook families, while Alex Jones loses the ability to broadcast his original content and faces a legal injunction that delays the deal.
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