Infowars was put up for auction by court order. Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.

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,

Satirical publication The Onion bought the conspiracy theorist outlet Infowars, but now its former owner Alex Jones is going to court to stop the sale. Infowars was auctioned off after a judge ordered Jones to pay a $1 billion penalty to victims' families from the Sandy Hook school massacre for his false and defamatory claims.