Infowars is back.
But if you’re looking for content about lizard people controlling the highest levers of power or chemicals turning frogs gay, you’ll likely be disappointed.
The Onion said Thursday it’s forging ahead with its takeover of the Austin-based, conspiracy-peddling website formerly run by Alex Jones. Onion CEO Ben Collins said that the “real” Infowars will stream Thursday night with comedian Tim Heidecker hosting an inaugural broadcast. Heidecker previewed his take on Jones and Infowars in May, parodying Jones’ sale of supplements by claiming he could turn viewers’ urine into gold while drinking what he claimed to be blood in a Satanic ritual.
The launch comes as lawyers for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are still wrangling in a Travis County court to finalize the satirical publication’s takeover of Infowars.
In a statement, Collins said The Onion would launch its parody of Infowars Thursday night and that it planned on donating $100,000 to Sandy Hook families.
“From the beginning, this has been about the Sandy Hook families and making sure something better comes from a platform that caused so much harm,” Collins said. “We got into this because we saw an opportunity to take one of the most evil things on the internet and turn it into something funny, creative, and actually useful. The premiere is the first real look at that vision, and we’re excited to finally put it in front of people.”
Judges in Connecticut and Texas ruled Jones regularly defamed Sandy Hook families on Infowars, calling them crisis actors and suggesting the massacre was staged. He was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages, declared bankruptcy in 2022 and was forced to sell off assets, including the Infowars site. The Onion emerged as a potential buyer in 2024, but Jones has successfully fended off a takeover in Travis County courts.
Last week, the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals sided with Jones, sending the case back to its Travis County trial court and delaying the transfer of the Infowars domain name to The Onion.
Collins said The Onion would continue its takeover while the lawsuit is waylaid in court.
“We have too much to do to wait around,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jones launched a new platform after he was shut out of the Infowars site in May. KUT reached out to Jones’ attorney for a comment but has not yet heard back.