Post #1659930

2026-04-24 18:41 UTC

Last I heard they were still in the process. Has it been finalized yet? Edit- [Awaiting the OK from Texas judges](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5791726/the-onion-satirical-takeover-infowars-new-plan). It would cost the Onion $81k a month for the domain. The best part is that Jones is going through bankruptcy, having to sell off almost all of his belongings to compensate the families he harassed and slandered (libelled?)

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@samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-24 19:54

Slandered. ![](https://media1.tenor.com/m/YncWH8dTOikAAAAd/j-jonah-jameson-slander.gif)

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@mkwt@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 18:45

Apparently finalized a few days ago. But the news was published in *The Onion*, so you can be forgiven for thinking it might be satire.

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@homes@piefed.world 2026-04-24 18:50

> It would cost the Onion $81k a month for the domain all things considered, that could be renegotiated with the registrar now that Jones is no longer the owner. It's no longer worth that as it's not raking in Jones-level revenue. Sure, it's still worth a lot, especially with The Onion owning it, but, still, not $81k/mo.

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@lena@gregtech.eu 2026-04-24 18:51

81k per month, that's wild

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@BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 19:10

Finalized a few days ago.

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@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2026-04-25 14:48

both. libel is print, slander is speech, he did both. some jurisdictions have rolled both crimes into slander to stop confusing the public.

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