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The Onion bids for Infowars

Moment · 2024

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The Onion offered $1.75 million for Infowars, but a judge rejected the sale.

Was the Infowars auction fair? A judge wants to hear arguments in December
NPR via OPB
Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’
The Onion / Global Tetrahedron
The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction
ABC News
Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars
NPR via OPB

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How it works
Reach38ContagionNo data yetBreadth10Velocity65Longevity1031

Numbers

Seed to peak proxy
same day
Nov 14 ’24 to Nov 14 ’24
Platforms
3
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Media & publishing

Mechanics

  • Platform jump
  • ControversyPrimary
  • Pairing

How it spread

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A trustee selected The Onion’s bid for Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families. People shared reactions online and news outlets covered the bid. A bankruptcy judge rejected the sale in December.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

Google searchesSep ’24OctNovDecFeb ’25MayAugNovMar ’26JunPeak proxyThe OnionStarts · Nov 14 ’24Bloomberg LawSep 24 ’24Jordan UhlNov 14 ’24PressOpen webThreads
PressOpen webThreads

Timeline (13)

  1. September 2024

    Bloomberg Law precursor · Sep 24 ’24

    A bankruptcy judge approved plans to auction Infowars assets.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. November 2024

    The Onion seed · Nov 14 ’24

    The Onion published a satirical announcement about buying Infowars.[2][3]

    Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

  3. Jordan Uhl platform jump · Nov 14 ’24

    Jordan Uhl posted a clip of Jones reacting to the auction news on Bluesky.[4][5]

  1. platform jump · Nov 14 ’24

  2. press · Nov 14 ’24

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  • Rejected auction offer, cash component“The Onion bid half that amount in cash, $1.75 million”
    $1.8M[10]

Press (5 outlets)

  1. Sep 24, 202451 days beforeBloomberg Law · Alex Jones’ Infowars IP Heads to Auction After Judge Approval

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