Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he’s used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not before he’s uncovered something truly dastardly: comedian Tim Heidecker’s past (publicly available) work.
“The Onion newspaper has been rocked by the discovery that their new creative director, produced pro pedo/child kidnapping, torture and murder programs,” Jones wrote on X on Friday. “Below is an actual mug shot of the creep..” he continued. Included in the post is a fake mugshot of Heidecker taken from a 2017 Adult Swim courtroom series, in which he’s standing trial for 20 counts of 2nd degree murder.
Since news broke on Monday that The Onion was nearing a new deal to seize Infowars from Jones — and bringing on Heidecker to serve as the site’s new creative director — the conspiracy theorist has been posting on X about the comedian’s past work. In one 30-minute segment, Jones narrates and reacts to skits by Heidecker and collaborator Eric Wareheim.
“⚠️EXTREME VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: The Man Hired By The Onion To Take Over Infowars Produced Pro-Pedophile / Child Torture & Murder Shows For Adult Swim In Conjunction With Will Ferrell Who Took Part In Satanic Rituals With Spirit Cooking High Priestess Marina Abramović!” Jones wrote. He played clips from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! like a bit about rentable child clowns. The style is surreal, loud, weird, and very obviously fake.
It’s not clear whether Jones realizes the “mugshot” is part of it — but he certainly expects his viewers to believe what he says. Ever the opportunist, Jones makes a plea to his base.
“This is who we’re up against,” Jones says. “So literally, if you don’t word-of-mouth spread the word about what we’re doing, if you don’t pray for the broadcast, if you don’t support us financially, you are literally aiding and abetting these people.”
Jones has also claimed to have “whistleblowers” inside Adult Swim and having “even more stuff coming in from inside the show” that was not aired. An email to Jones’ site went unanswered.
For years, Jones has used his online platform to enrich himself by selling merch, diet supplements, and sketchy health products while spreading lies and conspiracy theories. In 2022, Jones was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which he claimed was a hoax. Jones repeated similar claims just this week.
This new deal for The Onion to run Infowars follows a legal back-and-forth in 2024, in which the court-appointed trustee and Sandy Hook families selected The Onion’s bid to take over the site. After a judge initially blocked that deal, The Onion came back with a new licensing deal in which they will pay to use Infowars IP. The new deal still needs to be approved by a judge.
“This is not a smart man, and it is very funny to watch this all unfold. That he used a fake mugshot from a fake trial about a fake music festival from a very well-known national TV show and presented it as an ‘actual mugshot’ should tell you the kind of groundbreaking reporting methods this fella has used for years,” Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, said via email. “While we’re very glad this era of InfoWars is almost over, we are appreciating this exceedingly funny crashout from afar as we build out something even better that we hope to kick off next week.”
“In the meantime, all true InfoWars fans worried about being exposed to Satan’s influences should visit TheOnion.Info to purchase Demon Guard™, the only patch that provides 24-hour holy protection against all dark entities.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
