The satirical news company plans to shutter Jones’ Infowars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.

Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets went on the auction block Wednesday, with Alex Jones waiting to see if he will be allowed to stay or if he will get kicked off its online platforms.

The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers complained about how an auction was conducted. The satirical news outlet was announced as the winning bidder on Thursday in an auction that is part of Jones’ personal bankruptcy.

The Onion's bid for Alex Jones's Infowars came together with help from Sandy Hook families. It's paused after a bankruptcy judge expressed concerns.

The satirical site will immediately shut down the infamous conspiracy platform and work with leading gun safety organization to turn it into humor site.

Alex Jones has been ranting about the 'fake and rigged' InfoWars sale, but The Onion CEO Ben Collins says he will turn it into 'the dumbest site on the internet.'

A criminal investigation has been launched into allegations of a conspiracy to manipulate the auction for InfoWars, the controversial platform founded by Alex Jones. The probe comes as Jones declares that InfoWars has