The Onion's rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform,

A federal judge put a halt to the sale of Alex Jones' Infowars platform to Sandy Hook families and The Onion. Here's what we know about the failed deal.

The decision late Tuesday night is a victory for Jones, whose conspiracy theory platform was put up for sale as part of his bankruptcy case.