The Vergecast · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The satirical news site The Onion is relaunching InfoWars on July 2nd, appointing comedian and writer Tim Heidecker as its creative director. This acquisition follows a year and a half of legal processes after The Onion emerged as a potential owner during InfoWars' bankruptcy auction.
“A year and a half ago, the satirical news site The Onion announced it was trying to acquire InfoWars.”
“The legal process to acquire InfoWars has been through a lot of ups and downs, but The Onion is relaunching it anyway on July 2nd.”
“Tim Heidecker, the influential comedian and writer, has been named creative director of the revamped InfoWars.”