The Onion’s winning bid for the assets of Alex Jones’ bankrupt conspiracy-theory site Infowars is under further review.

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    Jones, who is banned from most major internet platforms over hate-speech and harassment violations, was reinstated on X by Elon Musk last year. Late Thursday, he posted updates on X about the judge’s order for an evidentiary hearing about the bankruptcy auction. “HOAX ALERT! The Onion did not buy INFOWARS! There was no auction! Federal Judge now investigating!” he wrote.

    Get off Xitter.