News brief

The Onion purchases Infowars. The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong legal saga. The court battle pitted the far-right conspiracy theorist Mr. Jones against the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The sale was ordered after relatives of many of the 20 children and six educators killed in the shooting successfully sued Mr. Jones and his company for defamation and emotional distress. Mr. Jones repeatedly said on his show that the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting was a hoax staged by crisis actors to spur more gun control.