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After almost 30 years of broadcasts and MAGA-style conspiracy theories, MS NOW reports<\/a> the lights are off at Infowars on Friday. And the new company owner couldn\u2019t be more pleased to see founder Alex Jones bump the door on the way out.<\/p> \u201cGood riddance to the world\u2019s worst rubbish,\u201d The Onion\u2019s CEO, Ben Collins, wrote in a text to MS NOW. \u201cThe second this man is disallowed from abusing these courts, from paying out the $1.4 billion he owes to these families, we are ready to take over with something that will make you forget about what was ever there before.\u201d<\/p> MS NOW reports the legal dismantling of one of President Donald Trump\u2019s most reliable propaganda networks \u2014 at least until recently<\/a> \u2014 is far from over, but it began with a group of defamation lawsuits filed in Connecticut and Texas by family members of Sandy Hook victims, who argued<\/a> Jones had damaged them with years of claims that the school shooting was a hoax. <\/p> With Jones\u2019 conspiracy claims plastered across the internet, there was no place to deny it, so the judge slapped him with a historic billion-dollar judgement. MS NOW reports Jones has \u201cmade good on his promise not to pay the families,\u201d having filed for bankruptcy in 2022 and in 2024. But a judge ordered the liquidation of his assets, which opened the door to comedy site The Onion gathering the pieces under ownership.<\/p> \u201cThe Onion, helmed by Collins, a former NBC News reporter on the disinformation beat, came forward with a bid, supported by many of the Sandy Hook families,\u201d reports MS NOW. \u201cThe Onion initially won, but a judge granted Jones\u2019 request to block the sale, arguing that another offer by a company that happened to operate Jones\u2019 online supplements store had been higher. But in April, there seemed to be a workaround \u2014 Jones\u2019 estate had run out of money and instead of buying it in an auction, The Onion could just pay rent in a licensing deal. On Wednesday, a Texas appeals court stopped the transfer again, temporarily blocking the asset handover.\u201d<\/p> But unable to afford rent, Jones closed up shop.<\/p> \u201cThe hell we\u2019ve been through has only made us stronger,\u201d Jones told his staff during his last appearance on Thursday.<\/p> But Collins has his own plan for Jones\u2019 \u201chell.\u201d<\/p>