After fantasizing about buying MSNBC and installing Alex Jones on the liberal media network, Elon Musk inserted himself into a legal battle to try to block The Onion from obtaining any X accounts belonging to the bankrupt conspiracy theorist.

Elon Musk’s X is intervening in the bankruptcy sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, in what is believed to be the first time a social media platform has stepped in to a legal dispute over account ownership.

A federal judge in Texas has ordered a new hearing on whether the satirical news outlet The Onion made a valid bid for the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who alleges a bankruptcy auction was marred by fraud and collusion.

The Alex Jones bankruptcy trial has cascaded far beyond just the Infowars conspiracy theorist’s finances. X owner Elon Musk’s legal team has managed to get involved, setting off what could become a landmark battle over the fate of digital assets and who truly owns a social media account.

The Infowars accounts had been given a lifetime ban on X in 2018 prior to Musk buying the company in 2022, only for X to reinstall a number of accounts under what he claims is his free speech absolutism. Musk said he disagreed with much of what Jones’ claimed over the years, but that wasn’t the issue.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston was expected to hear a challenge by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on the requirement to sell media platform Infowars to the satirical media outlet The Onion.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused The Onion and Sandy Hook Elementary School families of "collusive bidding" and asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt the sale of his Infowars platform. Jones, who defamed the Sandy Hook families by calling the 2012 massacre a hoax and the parents of the 20 first graders actors,

A bankruptcy judge in Houston held a status conference Monday afternoon to discuss Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ attempt to halt the sale of his Infowars platform to satirical news site The Onion and set a sale hearing date.

Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder

Elon Musk's social media platform X claimed in a court filing Monday that it retains ownership of all accounts, including those tied to Alex Jones's InfoWars. The filing comes as the satirical outlet The Onion seeks to acquire the bankrupt conspiracy theorist's enterprise.