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Seems like it. The Guardian had it in their US ticker, and The Onion posted about it:
https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/
Adding a quote from the NYT:
"The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School [...]
Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence that was founded in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, will sponsor a relaunched version of the site under The Onion."
Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And […]
The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably Infowars, the far-right, conspiracy-minded website that served as Jones’ primary online platform.