The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired InfoWars, the website founded by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. InfoWars was put up for sale in a bankruptcy auction as part of a $1.4 billion settlement against Jones for defaming the families of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. The Onion says it had the support of the families and plans to relaunch the website as a parody of right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists.