The Onion’s acquisition of InfoWars isn’t taking place — at the least for now. In a ruling on Tuesday, a Texas chapter decide rejected The Onion’s buy of the conspiracy-ridden web site based by Alex Jones, based on a report from The New York Occasions.

As reported by The Occasions, Lopez disagreed with the sealed bidding course of used to promote Jones’ belongings, saying that the public sale didn’t “maximize” the sum of money Jones’ collectors may’ve gotten from the sale of InfoWars. “It appeared doomed nearly from the second they determined to go to a sealed bid,” Decide Lopez mentioned when handing down his resolution, based on The Occasions. “No person is aware of what anyone else is bidding.”

The Onion bid $7 million to accumulate InfoWars, which included $1.75 million from its dad or mum firm International Tetrahedron, whereas the rest would come from cash Sandy Hook households received from their lawsuit towards Jones, The Occasions reviews. Regardless of this roadblock, International Tetrahedron nonetheless intends to pursue an acquisition of InfoWars, with the objective of changing the positioning with “a relentless barrage of humor for good.”

“We’re deeply upset in at present’s resolution however The Onion will proceed to hunt a decision that helps the Sandy Hook households obtain a constructive end result for the horror they endured,” The Onion CEO Ben Collins mentioned in a publish on Bluesky. “We will even proceed to hunt a path towards buying InfoWars within the coming weeks.”