Satirical news site The Onion won the auction to acquire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, which was sold off as part of a defamation settlement after he falsely called the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.

The satirical publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary

The Onion, a satirical news publication, said it is buying the right-wing conspiracy website Infowars.The Onion said Thursday that its winning bid has the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre,