In a historic moment marking the end of an era for independent media, Alex Jones signed off from InfoWars for the final time on Thursday, after 27 years of broadcasting from the network he built into a powerhouse of alternative news and commentary.Infowars’ final show was streamed live. It featured Jones, surrounded by his crew, signing off for the final time while toasting with drinks.HISTORIC FINAL FULL BROADCAST: Infowars’ Last LIVE Show!Watch Alex Jones, The Infowars Crew, & Special Guests Deliver A Powerful Finale To The Shutdown Saga!The Information Warfare Continues At https://t.co/KIuGeal2W8 !!!@AJNlive pic.twitter.com/HIZw1JuLT5— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) May 1, 2026The closure stems directly from the Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits.In 2022, Jones and InfoWars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, were hit with massive judgments totaling over $1.5 billion for claims that Jones had defamed victims’ families by questioning aspects of the 2012 shooting.Jones filed for personal bankruptcy, but the company’s assets remained subject to a court-appointed Texas state receiver, who was tasked with liquidating them to compensate the families.A 2024 federal bankruptcy auction saw The Onion supposedly win the bid to acquire InfoWars with plans to turn it into a parody operation. They even hired comedian Tim Heidecker to impersonate Jones.That sale was rejected by the bankruptcy judge over procedural flaws, including that bid amounts were not made public, and it was unclear if the satirical news site was the real winner.In April, The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, struck a new licensing deal with the receiver. It would have allowed The Onion to lease the InfoWars brand, domain, and intellectual property for $81,000 per month, with options for renewal or full sale, turning the platform into satire mocking Jones.Jones and his legal team fought back, arguing the process was rigged and an attack on free speech.On April 30, the Texas Third Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay, pausing the transfer and putting the deal in limbo.The Onion Hires Comedian Tim Heidecker to Impersonate Alex Jones and Turn Infowars Into a ‘Beautiful Joke’ Parody, As Court Battle to Seize the Platform Rages On/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i