The Onion’s Infowars Bid Teed Up for Bankruptcy Court Scrutiny

An offer by The Onion and families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to buy right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars platform will face court scrutiny over the auction’s transparency and the unusual structure of the winning bid.

The core of the dispute is whether a losing bidder and Jones himself have valid complaints about the legitimacy of The Onion’s offer and the sealed-bid auction process, which was conducted in the Texas bankruptcy court where Jones is in Chapter 7.

The circumstances of the sale are different than a typical bankruptcy court auction due to the nature of the ...