The Onion’s $1.75 Million Offer Faces Legal Scrutiny in Alex Jones Bankruptcy Case

The satirical news outlet’s attempt to acquire Jones’s Infowars platform through a bankruptcy auction was set to be reviewed in a Texas courtroom.

InfoWars founder Alex Jones takes photos at a hearing to examine foreign influence operations' use of social media platforms before the Intelligence Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 5, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Satirical news outlet The Onion’s attempt to acquire Alex Jones’s Infowars platform through a bankruptcy auction was set to be reviewed in a Texas courtroom Monday, amid Jones’s allegations of fraud aimed at the acquisition.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will evaluate the November auction process and address the allegations of collusion and fraud raised by Jones.