Satirical news outlet The Onion has submitted a proposal to a Texas state judge seeking an exclusive temporary licence to the intellectual property of Infowars (the conspiracy-focused media platform run by Alex Jones), with plans to repurpose its website and social media accounts for satirical content. The bid comes as Infowars' parent company, Free Speech Systems, faces liquidation after Jones was ordered to pay more than $1 billion in defamation damages to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. If approved, the arrangement would effectively hand one of America's most prominent misinformation outlets to a comedy publication long known for lampooning it.