The satirical news site, The Onion, purchased the assets of Alex Jones' Infowars at his bankruptcy auction, and made Everytown for Gun Safety the site's advertising partner. Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion's parent company,

Within hours of the sale’s announcement Thursday, Infowars’ website was down and Jones was broadcasting from what he said was a new studio location. Later Thursday, a judge ordered a hearing due to questions about how the auction was conducted.

A statement from the attorney of eight families affected by the tragedy said those parents had “agreed to forgo a portion of their recovery to increase the overall value of The